Bush allows PLO's American offices to remain open [GIVE ME A BREAK]

Jerusalem Post ^ | Apr. 17, 2003 | JANINE ZACHARIA

[yonif]

US President George W. Bush invoked a national security waiver on Wednesday to prevent sanctions from being levied on the PLO for a period of six months.

Under the Foreign Relations Act of 2003, PLO non-compliance with signed peace accords and continued use of terror and violence would force the president to impose at least one of a menu of sanctions unless he invokes a waiver contained in the law.

President Bush's decision to waive sanctions on the PLO comes as his administration plans to try to jumpstart the dormant Middle East peace process.

[kesg]

Does anyone know why Bush would do such a thing? I certainly don't see how it helps any peace process to grant such a waiver. What am I missing?

[Howlin]

Well, we wouldn't want them to have a place we could contact them to talk about peace, would we?

[yonif]

So you find it ok to talk "peace" with terrorists?

[whadizit]

Hmmmm...I thought those offices were closed about a yr. ago.

[justshe]

"President Bush's decision to waive sanctions on the PLO comes as his administration plans to try to jumpstart the dormant Middle East peace process."

That pretty much tells you the 'why'...no?

[polemikos]

It suggests to me the same reason we don't shut down all communication methods of the enemy -- we want to monitor them.

[jriemer]

Does anyone know why Bush would do such a thing? I certainly don't see how it helps any peace process to grant such a waiver. What am I missing?

By keeping the PLO's American office open, survielence costs are already fixed as it is only one location. Close that location and the all the roaches spread out and subsequent intelligence and law enforcement costs will increase substantially. We are treating the PLO office just like the embassy of a hostile country, logging everyone who leaves and enters, the date and time and who with.

[expatpat]

Plus: keep your friends close, your enemies even closer.

[Howlin]

If you don't talk to them, you'll never have a future as a country, as they are hell bent on destroying you.

[wardaddy]

It is verboten to question.

[chachacha]

Well George there you go again trying to pick friends.

Someone needs to get this GW a play mate.

Remember GW looking into Putins soul and his Mexican friend and neighbor FOX?

He played in the sand box with them and they both kicked his butt like the neighborhood bully.

Will someone please stop this guy from picking his own friends?

[wardaddy]

If you don't talk to them, you'll never have a future as a country, as they are hell bent on destroying you.

Would you talk to people "hell bent on destroying" you?

[ken5050]

Bingo!!!!. we have a winner....

[TLBSHOW]

Shut down the PLO terrorist front groups like CAIR and the AMC. ..........

.....

Palestinian children dressed as suicide bombers put fake explosives on a playmate.

http://www.insightmag.com/main.cfm/include/detail/storyid/160238.html

[kesg]

"President Bush's decision to waive sanctions on the PLO comes as his administration plans to try to jumpstart the dormant Middle East peace process."

That pretty much tells you the 'why'...no?

Not really. I don't see how waiving past acts of terrorism is going to promote anything even closely resembling a peace process. It hasn't worked in the past, and no one can explain to me how it is somehow supposed to work this time, either. It seems to me that we first need to drain the swamps of the terrorists before any meaningful peace process can happen.

[kesg]

Okay, your explanation makes some sense to me.

[yonif]

Yeah, and what do you think the PLO office is doing? just sitting around? or mapping out the city when the time is right for a terrorist attack.

By your logic, you would say it would be ok to have a North Korean embassy here?

Futhermore, its not just about that. Its also about the fact the government recognizes the PLO as some sort of government. They are not a government, but a terrorist organization.

[TLBSHOW]

They are not a government, but a terrorist organization.

BUMP