Getting rid of Arafat [Ultimatum from the Rose Garden]

Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, June 25, 2002 | House Editorial

[JohnHuang2]

President Bush made it unmistakably clear yesterday that Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Yasser Arafat is the No. 1 obstacle to freedom and a good life for the Palestinians. Speaking from the White House, Mr. Continues.

This wasn't a Presidential statement on Mideast policy as much as a bill of indictment of Arafat and co.

[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, June 25, 2002

Quote of the Day by ShandaLear

[JohnHuang2]

Gotta run. See y'all later.

[A Citizen Reporter]

IMG! You did hear the same speech I heard! Unlike many other "big name" freepers today! I thank you for your 2cents!

[GretchenEE]

Excellent. Excellent work. Again. Thanks for summarizing, analyzing, and enlightening.

[goldstategop]

President Bush confounded the Palestinians, the State Department, the Israeli Extreme Left, and the Eurotrash. We know he's on the right track given how President Putin is whining about how "indispensable" Arafart is. Not to worry. The President knew exactly how to get people talking and for him the Israeli Arab conflict is a sideshow. The real theater is Iraq, which undoubtedly explains why the Russians are suddenly worried. Its not so much Arafart's future that concerns Putin but Russia's interests in Iraq. The big showdown between Bush and Saddam is coming and coming sooner than people imagine.

[Snow Bunny]

So good !!!! Thank you John so much.

[Miss Marple]

Yes! John heard the speech we did! Wonderful essay, John! Thanks so much!

[Carolinamom]

Another good one, John. President Bush spoke clearly, and you've written so clearly....it's a mystery to me how SOME cannot or will not understand what is so clear.

[Caipirabob]

"A Palestinian state will never be created by terror. It will be built through reform. And reform must be more than cosmetic change or a veiled attempt to preserve the status quo. True reform will require entirely new political and economic institutions based on democracy, market economics and action against terrorism".

Wonderfully encouraging statement. It simply supports the fact that creating a Palestinian homeland at this point would simply be enabling yet another terror state. The fact of the matter is that as long as the teror attacks continue there can be no further movement towards creating a Palestinian State. It may take generations for the hatred that the current crop of murderers fosters to die out, and it must die out before they can approach a peaceful resolution to ths issue.

In all conflicts there is a winner and a loser. Victory and Defeat must be complete and total in order to move on to what might be defined as a peace between the two sides.I do not believe that Israel should be compelled to cater to an enemy that has time and time again proved it seeks only the annihilation of all Israelis. It's time to remove this threat to all civilized nations once and for all. Afterwards, any remaining elements of the enemy that are interested in peace may request it.

[livius]

Yes, Miss Marple! I was beginning to doubt my own ears when I read some of the comments here, so it was really nice to see that a number of others seem to have heard it, too!

I think many people didn't "get" it because it wasn't what they wanted to hear.

[reaganite]

"Those hoping for a Bush sell-out of Israel were bitterly disappointed. The media and the Democrats were champing at the bit, savoring the chance to pounce on the President as a milksop, a coward, a liar -- a double-crossing, double-dealing weakling pantywaist shivering before Arafat, Big Oil, the "Arab world."

Yes, and since he didn't say what they said he was going to say......well, according to the liars, "He changed his mind." This happens every time with Bush. After he speaks, the media and Dems look so small and totally misinformed!

[toddst]

This happens every time with Bush. After he speaks, the media and Dems look so small and totally misinformed!

That's because they overestimate their importance and influence. Once again George W. is showing us his view of where we should be going as opposed to allowing others speak for him. I believe we are in for other pleasant surprises, despite the whiners constantly complaining they are disappointed in the President.

[aristeides]

Yes, that point about Bush flipping has been made by some of the leftist callers to C-SPAN this morning -- I guess the DNC got its faxes out -- but there have also been the usual fanatical anti-Israel calls, largely by blacks. You have to wonder how Jews react to this stuff. I think the hostility between blacks and Jews may be about to seriously weaken the Democratic Party.

[Mo1]

I think many people didn't "get" it because it wasn't what they wanted to hear.

A very good point

[Brian Allen]

El hombre de Tejas has out-flanked his enemies, yet again.

The thikker'n2planks yenkky lightweight [/ sarcasm ]FRom Maine is skippin' pretty darn fine around his would-be tormentors, too!

[And you are, as usual, holding up your end to beat the band, Signor John! Mega Dittos and muchos gracias! -- B A]

[Brian Allen]

BUMP/PING

[Brian Allen]

BUMP/PING/PING/PING

[reaganite]

I admire you for watching C-SPAN. I just can't do it anymore....get too angry. I suspect the blacks who are anti-Jewish are mostly Muslims. Your take, also?

[maica]

John, for a few moments I thought your words were those printed in today's Washington Times. They SHOULD have been. I wish all the armchair critics of President Bush would read your post.

I was so disappointed yesterday, right after listening to President Bush's terrific speech, to then listen to Sean Hannitty rant on about it. I guess he and the others never learned how to diagram sentences when they went to school. They certainly did not 'get' what the president actually said

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

I knew today, JohnHuang2 would put things in proper perspective. I got to finally see/hear the speech last night on the cspan replay. TAPED IT. People need to really sit down and read the speech through and LISTEN TO IT AGAIN IF THEY CAN. President Bush used some clear language - some of the clearest I have heard in re: to the ME. And he fully understands the import of what is going on.

"For the sake of humanity" - he said.

Choose not death - but life.

Howard Fineman was very impressed (and he had not been the biggest fan of President Bush)....saying that the President announced last Thursday, I think, after listening to all of his advisors - and after the last terrorists bombings - and said: "I know what I want to say". And that was it.

The delivery of the speech is so clear, so calm, so quiet even - but strong - that the Israeli spokesman who said - "Finally, we have a statesman in the White House" - (he was on the Alan Keyes program - don't know his name) = should make those who love Israel understand. Truly, finally, there is a statesman in the White House...who sees the dangers to the world and who longs for peace and stability for all the world's people with liberty and opportunities for all.

No wonder he is despised by the leftists and the globalsocialists/communists---with whom the Pali terrorists are allied.

Would to God there was another Anwar Sadat on the world stage - perhaps there is....we just don't know him yet.