Barf Alert Rating Scale is measured in number of New York Times Toilet Paper Rolls 
Posted on 01/11/2008 5:32:32 AM PST by america4vr
President Bush did not come to this oasis city of beige hills, lush green plantations and ancient ruins on his visit to the Palestinian Authority on Thursday. Given the apparent antipathy of the local population, it is probably just as well.
“It would be much better if he didn’t visit our land at all,” said Bashar Fadl Ahmed, 34, an orthopedic surgeon who was shopping in the town square early this week, echoing sentiments expressed by many here. “He won’t achieve anything. He is trying to do something in his last year, but where was he before?”
Jericho, a relatively tranquil town of about 25,000 Palestinians north of the Dead Sea, was on the short list of West Bank destinations for the Bush visit, with Bethlehem and Ramallah, the site of the Palestinian Authority headquarters.
Arif Jaabari, the governor of Jericho appointed by the Palestinian Authority, said members of the American security and diplomatic staff had been to his compound twice. But Jericho was not included in the president’s final schedule, causing little disappointment among residents.
“He’s the worst, Bush,” said a 64-year-old man who identified himself only as Abu Muhammad. “He supports Israel and mocks and deceives us.”
On his official visits to Ramallah and Bethlehem, Mr. Bush is likely to be received with the utmost respect. After all, the Palestinian Authority led by President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah has received significant American backing as a bulwark against the rise of the militant Islamic group Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip last June.
For Mr. Abbas, Mr. Bush’s visit is an honor and an opportunity that he hopes will advance nascent Israeli-Palestinian talks on the outline of a Palestinian state. The visit will be “historic and important,” said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Mr. Abbas.
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Barf Alert Rating Scale is measured in number of New York Times Toilet Paper Rolls
This after Bush went to all that trouble to suck up to these scumbags.
“Many Palestinians Offer a Bleak Opinion of Bush”
Why is that? Haven’t we given them enough money??
So...you're blaming them for seeing through his sucking-up?
It could be worse. They could like him.
Liberal Socialist wanker writers seem to think that one must be politically popular with the enemy to succeed in diplomacy.
Simpletons!
Walk softly and carry a big stick. But I guess we have forgotten.
NPR reported opinions from quite a few Palestinians the other day, and many expressed hope that there would be a change and Palestinians would be treated equally.
That they expressed hope (as opposed to resignation to a perpetual fight against the West) is a lot better than what this article stated. There seems to be enough who are giving Bush a chance?
Having the Palestinians upset with you sounds like a badge of honor to me!
Israel should retain all land obtained in the 1967 war with the stark warning that enemies of Israel risk losing more land if they persist in attacking Israel.
The Palestinians don’t like us?
Big deal.
Most Arabs don’t like the Palistians either. They have been refugees in other countries for 60 years. Even they won’t give them citizenship.
They are a bunch of terrorist, who gives a rat’s ass
However, this guy really loved Eisenhower? (sarc)
He's forcing them to form a state so it will become apparent to the world how inept they are.
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