[Arthur Wildfire! March]

"All Israel wants is to physically protect its citizens from further infiltrations by terrorists or car bombs," Ben-Eliezer said.

Ok. Bush did his Islamic suck-up for the day. Now perhaps he can make a private phone call to the Prime Minister and make a stealth apology.

IMHO, we should take a tract of land permanently from Afghanistan large enough for a secure base with a nice, big air field. We payed for that land in blood already. We should have a floating 'dry dock' in the Persian Gulf so that sea vessels can be repaired and sailors can stretch their legs. It would really be nice if the dry dock were large enough to land B 52s. Lastly, we should drill for oil in Alaska. Then we tell the Islamics to stuff it.

[Fabozz]

"Ok. Bush did his Islamic suck-up for the day. Now perhaps he can make a private phone call to the Prime Minister and make a stealth apology."

No apology needed—this was Bush's payback for Sharon's over-the-top "Bush = Neville Chamberlain" speech. Sharon warned Bush not to do something Bush wasn't about to do; now Bush has warned Sharon not to do something Sharon wasn't about to do. Everybody's friends again.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

Lastly, we should drill for oil in Alaska.

Firstly, we should start another Manhattan Project to develop a new energy source. Something that isn't petroleum based so we will have NO NEED whatsover of the mideast.

[monkeyshine]

We should have a floating 'dry dock' in the Persian Gulf

We can call it Bubiyan.

[Clive]

As to a place to land B52s, Diego Garcia, a Brit base in the Indian Ocean is currently being used.

For something closer, try Oman, where the Brits are conducting opetration Swift SwordII jointly with Oman.