[JudgeMan]

The way Bush demanded Israel's withdrawal and his body language doesn't augur well for Israel. Israel must stand up to such browbeating, now more than ever. Truly, with friends like this, who needs ...

[Sarah]

I agree about the body language and voice change. I really felt this urge of disgust towards Bush when he caved like that. Is he that clueless? Israel's finally had enough: stop, start, stop, start,...each time allowing Arafat's terrorists to gain information and regroup. They've HAD IT. And a terse Bush chop/chop motion: get out now won't cut it.

[My Identity]

I'm willing to give Bush a break here. He said "without delay" not "immediately." Bush knows Arafat is scum. The "without delay" can be interpreted as "don't delay your exit after you're done." And Sharon has promised as much to Bush, with his "we're hurrying, but avoiding civilian casualties is slowing us down" phone call.

Unfortunately, Bush needs Arab cooperation to take out Saddam. The flare up in the disputed territories is Araft's attempt to keep the Arabs out of Bush's column.