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We will have to wait and see. I cannot help but think the fact that al Qaida members are said to be arriving to fight against Israel may be part of the situation here. A call for ceasefire and strong leadership from both parties against terrorism will either work and pull the rug from Al Qaida in this area or we will know for sure that Arafat supports terrorism and there is no alternative but going after them.

I would suggest Arafat get control (if he is not in control) and insure Al Qaida and Saddam are not in the melting pot with him or he will be lumped in with them as we continue our war against terrorism. If terrorism flames after peace efforts - all in the U.S. will realize there is no possibility of peace with terrorism at play.

The situation over there is so flamable and can lead to such disasterous ends that a measure of caution and one further try at peace is possibly warranted. If it doesn't work, the Israelis can continue and beat the socks off of them and take out Arafat.

I don't expect Bush to cave on terrorism in the least. Didn't you catch his anger at the use of a teenage girl as a bomb to kill another teenage girl? A father of two young daughters would be very sensitive to an act like that and I don't think tolerance of it is in the makeup of President Bush.