[dennisw]

Good insight and Bible references by you.

[backhoe]

Arafat has discovered, as Shakespeare understood, that the more brazen and relentless one's acts of brutality, the more likely it is that one will be allowed a second chance

I am loathe to draw the parallel, but this is a clintonian game plan.

However, I think Arafat's run has just about played out. Time will tell the tale...

[cake_crumb]

Thanks for the ping. Sorry I missed it earlier. We were at the hospital. This is, IMO, the dreaded "HEY, I'M A NICE GUY AND I CAN PROVE IT" syndrome. George Bush Senior did fall prey to it, and it's up to us, the American voter, to help ensure the George W Bush does NOT fall prey to it.