As far as I oncerned it was totally wrong to make Powell meet with Arafat. Give me your poison.
Can I let you know it six months? Im not sure Powell is on GWBs page, then again theres nothing wrong with having a cautious voice around (so much for the Powell Doctrine of massive force). IMO, between GWB, Cheney, and Powell weve been seeing a diplomatic dance designed to give Israel time to complete their job in the territories. That meeting consumed days of back and forth yapping, giving Israel time and at least holding the European press back to some extent.
I just dont think we know the answers yet.