[El Gato]

It's only a 10 mile pullback, and can be reversed in less than 24 hrs if necessary.

At what cost in the lives of IDF soldiers, and both Israeli and Palestinian civlians?

[Stirner]

"It's only a 10 mile pullback, and can be reversed in less than 24 hrs if necessary."

At what cost in the lives of IDF soldiers, and both Israeli and Palestinian civlians?

Sadly, perhaps at great cost. But the value of a firm US ally to Israel makes the risk worth it. Every idea I have heard is a long shot, and Bush's ideas sound as likely to work or even more likely than other options. If it works, lives will be spared. If it fails because of Palestinian duplicity, then a few more people will wake up (although many will remain in denial), and the necessary efforts to stop their behavior (and again save lives on all sides in the long run) can proceed.