[RamsNo1]

Yesterday it appeared that Israel could claim the upper hand with the palestinian terrorist bombing in Jerusalem. Today, with Arafat calling our bluff and the US blinking, all the pallis have to do now to get more international sympathy is to make it look like the Israelis started this new fighting. Thank you GW Bush.

[Democrats are liars]

U.S. Policy in the ME is horrible. Powell meeting with a terrorist is so stupid. Bushbots making excusses for Bush's hypocritical actions is a disgrace.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

It appears that Arafat is going for the PR KO with this little action (does anyone doubt that he ordered those in the church to start this the moment he heard that Powell had accepted his little half-statement/feint?)

Now he can get the giant PR boost (especially in fortifying his status amongst his own people) from the U.S. playing supplicant to him plus he can get the European Roman Catholics stirred up against Israel by torching the church (and Europe is already blaming Israel for Palestinian murders holing up there). Beautiful. Master of the Big Lie.

He's playing us like a Stradivarius.

[Timesink]

"Yesterday it appeared that Israel could claim the upper hand with the palestinian terrorist bombing in Jerusalem. Today, with Arafat calling our bluff and the US blinking, all the pallis have to do now to get more international sympathy is to make it look like the Israelis started this new fighting. Thank you GW Bush."

"U.S. Policy in the ME is horrible. Powell meeting with a terrorist is so stupid. Bushbots making excusses for Bush's hypocritical actions is a disgrace."

Does the concept of subtle political maneuvering mean ANYTHING to you people? Ever stop to think that maybe, just MAYBE, this is all an intentional Bush rope-a-dope plan?