One thing to note. By "contiguous", Rice means a highway connecting Gaza and southern Pallieland. Elevated. Israel isn't going to be forced to turn over its land to the Pallies. Let's see what happens first before Rice is jumped on. If you'll recall the Jenin battle; Bush and Rice let the IDF romp around for an extra 72 hours before pulling back.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
I didn't mean to "jump on" her. And it isn't just her, either. The United States of America is a secular state that does not officially recognize Israel's G-d or Israel as anything but just another friendly country. And all these Fundamentalist Protestants and Orthodox Jews who think otherwise are going to be bitterly disappointed every single time.
Being a primitive, bloodthirsty, neanderthal religious type (and not "indigenous" enough to get away with it), I'm not interested in any secular version of "peace and democracy." I'm waitin' for the Temple, y'all. Or as the old lady said, "Honey, when the Kohen Gadol see a red heifer, he gwine sacrifice it."