[Sparticle]

He can't win! God knows they need an adult over there. GW was criticized for looking the other way on the Israel/Palestine issue while it boiled over.
Perhaps our own national security was endangered to the tune of 6000 lives, economic damage, etc, etc. because of that region's problems.
Now that he is taking charge and pushing for implementation of the Oslo Accords that the Parties themselves have already agreed upon, he is taking heat for not acquiescing in this neverending tit-for-tat garbage.

[pgkdan]

he is taking heat for not acquiescing in this neverending tit-for-tat garbage.

It's easy to denigrate Israel's struggle for security when you don't have to worry about suicide bombers showing up at your kid's H.S. dance, or showing up at the pizzeria your wife's having lunch at. Israel lives with this every day...we got a taste on 9.11.01 and shouldn't be so hypocritical. The State Dept isn't trying to enforse Oslo or anything else...all they are doing is offering Israel up on the altar of Arab goodwill. Anything to keep the murdering bastards happy in our little coalition. It's disgraceful and dishonorable.

[veronica]

Powell Likely To Cancel Speech On Mideast

"Colin Powell is leaning toward a decision to cancel his plans to deliver a speech on United States policy in the Middle East containing suggestions for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement, according to a report received yesterday by senior diplomatic officials in Jerusalem.

With the cancellation of Powell's speech, most of the steps planned by the administration for increased involvement in the Middle East will have been removed from the agenda."