Bush Derides Clinton's Mideast Work

AP/Yahoo ^ | Fri Apr 5, 8:25 PM ET | Ron Fournier

[Wild Irish Rogue]

Clinton used Barak as his Mid Eastern Monica. He was willing to sell out Israel, for his Peace Prize. He had eight years to bring peace and failed and that has to be part of his legacy. Clinton becomes more repulsive and disgusting with each passing day.

[Alberta's Child]

Re-post from another thread:

In my opinion, Clinton took both Arafat and Barak for a ride. Arafat thought Clinton respected him by treating him as a statesman, and Clinton duped Barak into thinking that he thought highly of him by sending Carville to help get Barak elected.

It turned out Clinton looked upon both of them pretty much the same way he looked upon women -- he simply used them. In this case it was a desperate, unsuccessful attempt to win himself a Nobel Prize. Say what you want about Arafat, but I truly believe that he had identified Clinton's true motivation long before anyone else did.

[Alberta's Child]

Love that photo of Blair and Bush in the pickup truck.

Bush: "Howdya like this set of wheels, Tony? Can't beat a Ford truck, now can you?"

Blair: "I must admit I am impressed, Mr. Bush. Over in England we are such limp-wristed socialists with such high gas taxes that I could fit three of my government's biggest cars into the back of this thing. What do you call this, anyway -- a Ford Battleship with the diesel locomotive engine option?"

[AlGone2001]

This isn't fair to Clinton. Arafat had the whole thing planned in advance anyway. What Clinton did wrong was to not condemn Arafat for his treachery.

This has everything to do with Clinton having his eye on the Nobel eace Prize, instead of the nation's peace.

His conceit is apparant by his lack of handling over the issue.

[RamsNo1]

I can't really see how Bush can deride Clinton. He following his model pretty well...

[massadvj]

This is the administration's payback for Madeline Albright opening her big trap a few days ago. Apparently, the Dems are trying to make Bush out to be the fall guy, so Bush is going back on the offensive. He waited until they fired the first volley.

[hinckley buzzard]

I wouldn't argue against Arafat having had his own plan, and I guess you are saying clinton was Arafat's stooge.

But clinton was the US President for godsake. He isn't supposed to step on landmines planted by jerkwater despots at his own summit! He's supposed to know what he's doing so this kind of fiasco doesn't happen.

If Arafat needed a trigger for his intifada, and set up clinton at his own summit to pull the trigger, then at least, clinton is guilty of gross incompetence for being sucked in.

[lepton]

This isn't fair to Clinton. Arafat had the whole thing planned in advance anyway. What Clinton did wrong was to not condemn Arafat for his treachery.

This starts with the abomination of the Oslo Accords - a secretly negotiated deal between individuals, rather than between the countries they would affect.

[linn37]

is sandy booger gonna cry about his boss getting picked on again? wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Clintons mistake(and I remember it being said over and over in the press)was treating Arafart like a leader and not the slimey terrorist that he is.

[bert]

Don't underestimate the impact of such an insult on the Arabs

Don't underestimate the impact of such an insult on the Arabs

Don't underestimate the impact of such an insult on the Arabs

Don't underestimate the impact of such an insult on the Arabs

This needs to be repeated and repeated.

Remember also that there had to be handshaking. Clinton the buffoon was unclean. His action was absolutely repulsive and denigrating.

[aculeus]

Don't underestimate the impact of such an insult on the Arabs

Refers to my #6.

[swampfox98]

Aides said Friday that Bush was not blaming Clinton, either, but rather Arafat for missing opportunities to make peace with Israel — both in 2000 and during Bush's presidency....

And the stolen FBI files of the Republicans are still in action, I see.

[Orual]

Don't underestimate the impact of such an insult on the Arabs

I never thought of it this way before, but it makes a lot of sense.

[angcat]

i'm sure he was thinking hard about all this with monica between his legs. such a smart classy man........................

[Bubba_Leroy]

Clintoon was desperate for a deal before the end of his term so he could claim a legacy other than "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," "it depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is," and "you'd better put some ice on that."

When you try to force a deal between parties who have no intention of settling, this is what you get.