[Da Mav]

When Bush took over in 2001, the Intifada was in full swing, and there were regular and frequent terror attacks against civilian targets in Israel. Today, the terrorist groups are engaged in a civil war with each other in Gaza and attacks on Israel are relatively rare. It's not clear to me that there is a downside to what has happened. What could be better than to have positioned two enemies to fight amongst each other? This is like Japan and Germany fighting it out during WW2. Lao Tzu himself would have to be impressed.

I mention this because I hope that somebody in today's lineup points it out lest we drift into this "Bush's Peace Process Fails" meme about the whole Middle East and especially Gaza.

[anita]

Your points are exactly true. Media keep saying all the negative, but Bush called Arafat's bluff boldly. Sometimes, evil forces need to be exposed before destroyed, which will happen eventually.

[MNJohnnie]

What could be better than to have positioned two enemies to fight amongst each other? This is like Japan and Germany fighting it out during WW2. Lao Tzu himself would have to be impressed

Excellent point.

[maica]

What could be better than to have positioned two enemies to fight amongst each other?


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I am looking forward to some solid casualty numbers from this infighting in "Palestine."