Wednesday, November 10, 2004
The Palestinians Think Bush is Mad... If it Was Me They'd be Right!
This comes after a recent bomb attack on diplomatic envoys...
"Palestinian authorities should have acted long ago to fight terror in all its forms," the statement said. "The failure to create effective Palestinian security forces dedicated to fighting terror continues to cost lives. There must be an empowered prime minister who controls all Palestinian forces — reforms that continue to be blocked by Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)."
On the West Bank, Arafat condemned the attack as an "awful crime" and said he had ordered an investigation.
But Bush and other U.S. officials took no public notice of Arafat's remarks. Powell told Qureia that the United States expected "full cooperation in investigating this heinous act and in bringing these murders to justice," Boucher said.
A bit low key for Bush, I would have used the attack to further push the idea that Yassir Arafat is not a man of peace and step down immediately. Since 2000 when the conflict started, Arafat has always paid lip service to the thought of peace. There have been statements from Israel that reflect the idea that perhaps it is about time that Arafat was sent into exile, or killed. While this is really unacceptable in the manner they speak of, an "accident" may do just as well. The man is not worth dealing with. At this point in time, my policy would state that the Palestinian territories are in anarchy and run by no one in particular. As such, they are not worthy for statehood, but simply a hotbed for terrorism and violence.
I know that not all Palestinians wish death on Israel and its allies, but they seem to be quite the minority.
Until next time, I'm signing off! ¶ 5:29 PM
This comes after a recent bomb attack on diplomatic envoys...
"Palestinian authorities should have acted long ago to fight terror in all its forms," the statement said. "The failure to create effective Palestinian security forces dedicated to fighting terror continues to cost lives. There must be an empowered prime minister who controls all Palestinian forces — reforms that continue to be blocked by Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)."
On the West Bank, Arafat condemned the attack as an "awful crime" and said he had ordered an investigation.
But Bush and other U.S. officials took no public notice of Arafat's remarks. Powell told Qureia that the United States expected "full cooperation in investigating this heinous act and in bringing these murders to justice," Boucher said.
A bit low key for Bush, I would have used the attack to further push the idea that Yassir Arafat is not a man of peace and step down immediately. Since 2000 when the conflict started, Arafat has always paid lip service to the thought of peace. There have been statements from Israel that reflect the idea that perhaps it is about time that Arafat was sent into exile, or killed. While this is really unacceptable in the manner they speak of, an "accident" may do just as well. The man is not worth dealing with. At this point in time, my policy would state that the Palestinian territories are in anarchy and run by no one in particular. As such, they are not worthy for statehood, but simply a hotbed for terrorism and violence.
I know that not all Palestinians wish death on Israel and its allies, but they seem to be quite the minority.
Until next time, I'm signing off! ¶ 5:29 PM
