"Bush pushing Israel to stop killing terrorists! How can anyone support that?"
I believe you are both exaggerating and misstating. Bush has never said anything of the sort and, in fact, has stated many times that Israel has the right to defend itself.
Asking for them to show restraint is just a rhetorical sop to the fanatics.
He knows they show much more restraint than the Hezbo's (to use Rush's word)
"Asking for them to show restraint is just a rhetorical sop to the fanatics."
IMO Bush shouldn't be playing up to fanatics, he should be mocking them.