To the contrary, Bush's message to the long-suffering Palestinian people -- currently exploited as pawns by Arafat and the totalitarian/theocratic dictatorships in the Middle East -- is *IF* you repudiate terror and homicide-bombings and replace the gangster Arafat and his thugs with new leaders who genuinely seek peace, then not only will you have statehood, but you will also receive our help in achieving peace and prosperity.
Bush's speech gives hope to the beleagured Israelis who genuinely seek only to live in peace and who have been abandoned or scapegoated by the rest of the world. Bush's speech also give hope to the fledging and persecuted pro-democracy elements in Iran and throughout the Arab world, including the few peaceful Palestinians still left after years of brainwashing and murder by Arafat.
The Israelis were extremely pleased with Bush's speech. Knowledgable pro-Israeli conservative pundits like Dr. Charles Krauthammer, Michael Kelly and George Will praised Bush's speech. What are the odds that the most interested parties and the most knowledgable experts are completely wrong and only Larry got it right?
The fact is Larry is as spectacularly wrong on Bush's speech as Yasser Arafat was when he claimed Bush's insistence on replacing the corrupt and failed Palestinian leadership was not a reference to him. Arafat, of course, is either delusional, senile or lying. What's Larry's excuse?
I'll take your opinion over EVERYBODY'S.