Bush is pretty much following the Sharansky formula. The problem is if Sharon insists on giving up Gaza, and there are plusses and minuses to doing so, what is Bush supposed to do?
But the signs of movement allover the Middle East are directly the results of Bush's adherence to Sharansky's blueprint.
"Bush is pretty much following the Sharansky formula."
I think the "formula" of the Bush Doctrine--support for democracy, freedom and peaceful secure relations with neighbors--has been around a lot longer than Sharansky.
What is new is that we have a President once again who means it and believes it.