[aimhigh]

This article is a little presumptious to assume it knows Bush's plans, and to assume Bush is even ready for an attack on Iraq. Actually, Sharon is giving Bush a blessing by taking the press off the Afghan war until it's finished. If Sharon makes the right move, then we can join Isreal in a realistic defeat of the Arabs.

[Masada]

This article is a little presumptious

Presumpuous? No, It's the essence of ignorance. The writer chooses to ignore that the relationship between the USA and Israel is more than strategic or political, it is one written in blood.

Once before, the US neglected its reponsibilities to the Jews, turning away refugee ships so that the occupants could be sent to the death camps and then refusing to bomb the camps themselves.

Thank all that is holy that there will be no more betrayals. Bush can prevaricate and waver but, ultimately, he knows where his obligations reside -- unlike FDR.

[Alberta's Child]

If Sharon makes the right move, then we can join Isreal in a realistic defeat of the Arabs.

A "realistic defeat of the Arabs" is a pipe-dream, especially when you consider that something like 60% of them are under the age of 18. This may be hard for people to accept in aging countries like Israel and the United States, but these Arabs are here to stay and will be a force to be reckoned with in the 21st century.