[Jeff Head]

"Arafat stands behind the terror in the world today. Israel will continue to act against terror. President Bush said one should not negotiate with terrorists. Well? Israel faces terror every day," said Sharon.

"Then I talked to Cheney and said, if the shelling from Hezbollah continues, Israel will have to take extremely severe action against Syria and Lebanon. Cheney called Bashar Assad on Tuesday and relayed the message, but so far I haven’t seen anything change. I told Cheney exactly what we are going to do. The message was very clear."

I am glad to see this. Israel apparently ihas finally had enough.

IMHO, Powell is an embarassment. The situation is clear. We either are serious when we tell folks to pick sides and fight the terrorists, or we are not. The Israelis have decided they are serious and we need to support them.

[bybybill]

Excuse me, who do you think has always supported Israel. We have given them trillions of $$ plus the most modern armed force in the Mid East.Just once it would be nice to hear the say thanks, America, without you, we would not exist.

[LS]

First, Powell says exactly what he has been told to say. If you say Powell is an "embarassment," then you are indicting Bush. Either that, you are implying Bush can't control his own SecState. I don't believe that for a minute.

Second, to the broader question here: I really don't get it. Israel CONTROLS Arafat. They have him in virtual captivity. If anyone is to do anything about him, WHY DON'T THEY?

[SerpentDove]

>>Powell is an embarassment. <<

Here's a thought: Powell is campaigning for President, at the expense of Israel and U.S. best interests.