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Thanks, I had forgotten about the Powell/Reagan connection.

Unfornately many of the Powell haters and anti GWers on anything he does re the Middle East, don't like Sharon either. They are 24/7 Bibi fans. Bibi is not the man in charge in Israel. The man in charge in Israel is Sharon, and our man is GW. They both are doing a good job in a terrible situation. So called allies that hammer both of them 24/7 are not allies. They play right into the hands of the Islamic Thugs.

I lost interest in this thread last night and got sleepy. Apparently the Israelis are VERY pleased with this speech, according to all news reports I have heard this morning. The front page of the Jerusalem paper had a picture of President Bush with a headline "Newest Member of Likud."

I wonder how the anti-Bush faction on the airways is going to spin this today....

Unfornately many of the Powell haters and anti GWers on anything he does re the Middle East, don't like Sharon either. They are 24/7 Bibi fans. Bibi is not the man in charge in Israel. The man in charge in Israel is Sharon, and our man is GW. They both are doing a good job in a terrible situation. So called allies that hammer both of them 24/7 are not allies. They play right into the hands of the Islamic Thugs.

Personally I have more respect for Netanyahu than Sharon, even though I disagree with his rhetoric. Despite it, he was able to work well with both Jordan and the PA. Sharon seems to go out of his way to antagonize the Palis in even the smallest ways (the high profile visit to Mount Moriah, the house he maintains in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem).

If the Israeli government is as happy with Bush's speech as is presented here, they may indeed be looking for a pretext to rein in the Anschluss crowd. While Bush's comments about the PA are getting all the public attention, his views on the settlements were subtle but equally clear.

Actions will count more than reactions..on both sides.

-Eric