The last thing I want is for the Left to be able to find a criticle wedge aspect of this issue that will really hurt Bush. The fact is, Bush may be handing them one. So far the Dimocrats have tried to play the, "he's not involved enough" card. That won't work. But if he continues to refuse to label Arasplat a terrorist, I don't care how dumb the Democrats are, sooner or later they're going to latch onto the issue and Bush will be playing catch up from there.
The man better wake up and smell the roses cesspool. If the Democrats were to come out calling Arasplat a terrorist and damning Bush for equivocating, there wouldn't be a damn thing he could say to defend himself. From that moment on, Bush would be unable to erase the impression that he had to be drug kicking and screaming to the point that he'd label Arasplat for what he is, and support Israel unconditionally for what they have to do.
Now, you folks may think this is exactly what I'd like to see, the Dems gaining leverage on Bush. Frankly it isn't. And frankly you shouldn't either. The whole reason I've been trying to urge this issue upon Bush, is because I think he's wide open for a frontal assault on this issue. If the guy doesn't get off the pot and take action, he's going to pay for it big-time.
Arasplat is a terrorist Mr. President. You damn well better get that through your head before someone else gets out front on the issue. Back Israel in no uncertain terms in it's battle against unbriddled agression. It's okay to say you wish it were different over there, as long as you state that until the bombing stops, those who are perpetrating those bombings should and will be stomped! And whatever you do, quit urging Israel to play the wimp, and for God's sake trash those that do!
Nobody with half a brain is going to damn you for backing Israel in a just cause. But if you don't wake up, millions are going to be quite disgusted that you didn't.
[I think he learned about the politics game by watching "DemocRATS"]
But I understand why you are licking your chops in hopes that he will "pay for it big-time." Since you are so sure he will fail and go down to defeat, you should be cheering him on.
When we make the jump to taking action against the Palis and other Jihadists in the ME, we better be ready to either use tactical nukes or be able to fight a war on a few different fronts at one time.
We may just not be ready quite yet.
...and he has ALWAYS been a terrorist, deserving such treatment as a terrorist deserves. For the administration not to outright label him as one, especially in the face of these actions gives license for him to continue to act as one.
Many people state that if Araskank goes, there will be no one to negotiate with. I'd suggest that the Palestinians would find someone rather than face annihilation. Others state that if we don't support Ara"rat" that the Muslim nations will unite against us in the diplomatic arena. I mean, what could happen? Do they they that Kuwait and Iraq might open diplomatic relations again? Do they think that Saudi Arabia might finance and export militant Islamism to other countries? Do they think that some group of terrorist might launch a terrorist attack on American soil? (Huh? All this already happened? Oh....)
I don't see what there is to lose by taking out Arascab.