[zeestephen]

As always, AP helpfully notes that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is a "moderate."

AP also states, "Abbas.....is battling Hamas militants who have taken charge of the Gaza Strip from Abbas-allied forces and have bombarded southern Israel with rockets."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Hamas win control of Gaza AFTER the peace loving Palestinians crushed the "moderate" Abbas in a free and open election?

So, the final foreign policy triumph of the Bush Administration is to send Secretary of State Rice, and then Vice President Cheney, to the Middle East, where they both beg OPEC to pump more oil, and beg Palestinian terrorists to stop killing Israelis, and demand that Israel, our only reliable ally in the entire world, sign a suicidal peace treaty with Muslim fanatics.

[Farmer Dean]

Let's just annihilate the Islamic militants.THAT will bring peace for sure.

[Grunthor]

So, the final foreign policy triumph of the Bush Administration is to send Secretary of State Rice, and then Vice President Cheney, to the Middle East, where they both beg OPEC to pump more oil, and beg Palestinian terrorists to stop killing Israelis, and demand that Israel, our only reliable ally in the entire world, sign a suicidal peace treaty with Muslim fanatics

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In Bush-bot speak, what the heck is wrong with that? You just hate Bush, that’s what you problem is!

(saracasm)

[BenLurkin]

Israel should not make a single concession.

The terrorists don't want peace. “Peace” on these terms is just a military victory for terror without a battle being fought.

[B4Ranch]

Cheney: "Painful Concessions" For Peace (It Only Hurts If You're Israel)

[B4Ranch]

Israel is our only reliable ally in the entire world because we are paying them a steady salary to do so.

[Nextrush]

It would be “painful” for Palestinians to give up killing Jews and wanting to destroy Israel.

Of course, they don’t plan to do that so why do we continue to live in the mythological world of the “peace process.”

[Nachum]

This is nothing more than the obligatory nod of the head to the Arabs so they won't go nuts. The day before he made the perfucnctory statements about Israeli security and never abandoning Israel. After all of the above, he goes back to Washington and tells everyone he did something.

It is all BS politicking at this point. Things are finished for the Bush administration as far as this situation is concerned. Thank God.

[kenth]

It seems like every President attempts to shore up their legacy by trying to get Israel to commit suicide. I wonder if the Israelis are tired of it yet.

They should really tell us to Eff-Off about such things.

[justiceseeker93]

Instead of the Administration begging OPEC to pump more oil, how about lashing out at Congress (especially the mean greenies) for prohibiting us from drilling for and refining more oil in the US and off shore? Wasn’t that part of Bush’s platform in both ‘00 and ‘04 - increasing energy independence?

[Convert from ECUSA]

On another thread, I saw some (but not all) of his comments, and the ones I saw I’d cheered. After going back and re-reading, I saw that my cheers were premature. I’d hoped for better from Cheney.