[Robert_Paulson2]

While I do not doubt this is the case... I expect this will be denied by someone here... momentarily...

and a denial by the "establishment" in the next 24 hours.

would not want to piss off our islamic "friends" now would we....

[Pro-Bush]

I disagree..I think we are sticking like glue with Israel this time. Our Islamic friends already pissed us off by not backing us. (except Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain..USA will take good care of them..Protection & Billions in loans and aid)

I think Powell and worldly diplomatic types like him, will certainly have some expaining to do.

Sharon said that Israel is not backing down this time..Can you blame him? What if you or I had Iraqi BioScuds in range of our own houses?

Not a good time to be polite for the sake of International kudos.