[CompassionateLibertarian]

I was alarmed to read this morning that U.S. is pressuring Israel to meet with Arafat. What can Arafat do about Bin Laden? To me, this is a sign that the State Department still is a bastion of appeasement.

I wrote a longer rant about this at A Tack Toward Appeasement.

Speaking of Israel, would anyone care to speculate on how the American people would react if the Israeli government asked us to "show restraint" and "stop the cycle of violence?" That is how our State Department wanted (and still wants) them to deal with terrorism.

[Brandon]

I was alarmed to read this morning that U.S. is pressuring Israel to meet with Arafat. What can Arafat do about Bin Laden? To me, this is a sign that the State Department still is a bastion of appeasement.

Nope. It's a sign that the U.S. Government doesn't want the children quarreling while we're taking care of business.