[tomahawk]

I am opposed to a Palestinian state, because I believe that it will inevitably turn into a terrorist state, but this was a very good speech, and supportive of our ally, Israel.

[Sungirl]

He should be in a psychiatric center.

[princess leah]

I just heard the sound of a giant trashbin opening and Yassar Arafat being effectively tossed in with the other garbage! Way to go, BUSH!

[moodyskeptic]

Finally, a demand for Arafats removal from our prez. GW set the bar impossibly high for current Pali and Arab leaders, and when they refuse to meet these new conditions... the US and Isreal have "on the record" stragegic cover for future actions. Chess, not checkers.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

Yasser Arafat, the seemingly immortal leader of the Palestinian national movement, was politically assassinated Monday by President George W. Bush

yes he was and it sounded so sweet

[My Identity]

I am opposed to a Palestinian state, because I believe that it will inevitably turn into a terrorist state

I concur. An entire generation of Palis has been poisoned by the PA. Anywhere from 67% to 87% of the Palis support terror ops against Israeli citizens. Both secular arabs and the jihadis see it as a fight to the death. While I strongly suspect that a "new sheriff in town" will persuade the Arab street to change their tune regarding terror, undoubtedly a significant minority will remain, causing problems for decades.

[Batrachian]

If the Stratfor analysis recently posted here is correct, then Arafat's time was over anyway, and a new Islamic radical leader may emerge. Has Pres. Bush set the stage for this eventuality?

[Warren]

Just politically, huh? Pity.

[arthurus]

inevitably turn into a terrorist state

It is a terrorist state in utero.
It will not turn into one.
It will be born as one.

[chaosagent]

I think this could be very easily handled by Israel with the backing of the world community, and would result in the end of the idea of a Palestian state.

Simply give the Palestians every bit of land and every thing they asked for.

BUT with one caveat.

Every time there is another suicide bombing, the Palestians will have to give back part of the land to Israel and all Palestians must leave the area.

I give it two months and there will be no more problem with the idea of a Palestian state.

[Imal]

It's about damn time the administration came around on this. While I wish this speech would have been made a long time ago, I am nonetheless very proud of how President Bush is now approaching this problem.

It feels good to have a president to be proud of, after almost a decade of national shame.

Imal