By removing the settlements he saved more Israeli lives as it was impossible to provide security to the settlements while they were surrounded by hostile palestinians.....I know there are no non hostile palestinians...but you must understand his predicament.
The goal was to save lives, not appease the hard right.
I regard Ronald Reagan as the greatest leader of our era but sometimes disagreed with him (although quite rarely). Reagan's passing also deserved respectful attention to his accomplishments even from those who opposed him in life.
I consider me to be "hard right" but I will tell you that I am satisfied that an Israeli leader who does his job of leading, protecting and preserving his nation and his people and competently fighting his and their enemies when necessary has satisfied this hard rightwinger. He had to do what he thought was necessary. I will not presume to make those decisions for a man of Sharon's personal history. I don't presume to understand his dilemma. I don't have to. I trusted Sharon without necessarily agreeing with each act or omission. I rerspect him without reservation.
Finally, I disagree with you on one thing. There are SOME non-hostile palestinians. They are hard to see because they are killed by other palestinians when they become visible.