Re your 107: "... if Bush condemns Israel for this,..."
I fully expect him to. As a matter of fact he probably already has, I just have yet to read or watch the news yet this morning.
Applauding Israel for such bold initiative would certainly offend our "Friends" the Saudis, don't we know, and that would simply never do.
The best we might hope for, I opine, is tacit acknowledgement of Israel's "right to defend itself".
No kiddin', eh?
Yes, it's sad. The best and the right strategy for Bush is to applaud them.......that would give the middle-east something to ponder.