[TomGuy]

And shame on the President for addressing this at all.. I'm getting tired of him trying to pander to everyone at once.

There is an old saying in the South: He's anyone's dog that will hunt with him.

GWB seems to be just that. What we need is a leader who is Trumanesque with another old saying: The buck stops here. We need a leader who is decisive. Pandering is not decisiveness.

[LisaFab]

Come on. Everyone's getting a little crazy here. The president is compelled to comment on this as he has layed out the US plan for peace in the ME. The WH's remarks are nothing but a soft rebuke, IMHO.

Remember, there were those here that thought GW would cave in to Arafat because he would not use the word "terrorist" to describe him. Well, I think Mr. Arafat has a pretty good idea now that there will be no US-brokered peace while he remains in power. I think W prefers actions to words and agree with those above who belive he has given the 'full speed ahead' order to Israel, even while calling yesterday's action "heavy-handed."