One thing this administration seems to have is tactical savvy. While even the most ardent supporters are bewildered by moves made by this administration, there seems to be a method to what transpires. I suspect that Arafat and the Arab states are being played by virtuosoes. Powell may well leave without meeting with Arafat. AND, with armloads of intel on exactly what the PLA has been up to for many years. Just enough will be released to hang Arafat and discredit the PLO/PLA. The American people will side with Bush and Israel because of this. This administration seems not to give a damn what Europe thinks. Information obtained may be helpful in flogging the Arab states into some sort of submission, while the radical states like Iraq, Iran, Syria and the terror groups go forward with war plans against Israel. When the US and Israel smash the radical states, the "moderates" will be more muted in criticism of retaliation. The "moderates" will have enough trouble keeping hold of power in their own lands to cry too loudly about militants being flattened.
There was no basis to look weak and two faced about terrorism.
Exactly. Just because the brain-damaged whores and jerk-offs of the media are confused doesn't mean that President Bush is. He is far smarter than the babbling heads, as usual.
That sounds goooood!