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Do you remember that all along I have been telling people that this was the plan, and that Sharon was being badly misjudged. I believe that he and Netanyahu planned this exactly as it is playing out because I saw the letter in Sharon's own handwriting bequeathing the Prime Ministership to Netanyahu at the proper time and for the proper reason. This was immediately after his election.
He then set about getting Israelis angry enough at HIM to fight for Yesha after Barak had insisted that the Settlers were Israel's worst problem.
The Settlements were always Sharon's first love. He would rather have died than give up one inch of Israeli territory.
So of all the things he threatened, not one thing was actually carried out except a certain few things that would gather Israelis to support the Settlements, and he riled the Kahanists by razing an unfinished Shul in honor of Rabbi Kahane and his family, all of whom were murdered by Arab terrorists. NOBODY will fight for Yesha like the Kahanists.
He riled Kach by arresting and holding Noam Federman.
Sharon orchestrated this like the world's finest maestro.
Now he has become the General again, and he has gotten most of Israel ready, finally ready, after being numbed out by Oslo and Clinton, to FIGHT a real war and WIN.
I believe this was set in motion the very day Sharon took office, Netanyahu knew and remained silent, because had he NOT known, Sharon would have been gone long ago.
Sharon danced on a tightrope and did not fall, but rather kept all of the Arabs off balance, allowed them to believe they were winning and that Israel had lost its will while all along strengthening Israel's will. I think he would rather have waited to try and evacuate Jews from the West Bank and Gaza, (Palestinian occupied Israel,) but Ashdod came too close to the bone to wait for even one more attack. Remember that Ashdod is Netanyahu's announced vision of a new beginning for Israel. For that vision to be possible, no Arab terrorists can remain.
When the dust settles, Israel will remember that Sharon fought Amalek out of love for HaShem and Israel. And no other named god will ever be as powerful as the G-d of Yisrael who has no Name.
No one might agree with me yet, but I invite anyone to prove differently after giving it some thought.
Sharon will now get his meeting with Bush who wanted no part of an Israeli surrender.
Am Yisrael Chai od America Chai!!!
G-d bless Geoge Bush and our military and G-d bless Israel and the IDF. Just DO it!

Yes. I don't doubt Sharon's motivations nor his love for Israel, he's no hack politician, and I think he views this as his last chance to leave a legacy. Same for Bibi, though he has time to be Sharon's successor. If you're saying they gave the PA enough rope to hang themselves, I think you're right. We could generously term it a second chance. Hopefully GWB is in on it. I suspect we might disagree on the borders, I think it will be the fences, an undefined east, but this problem may be heading to a resolution. Hamas needs to be destroyed, as do the PLO, though I think they'll simply be marginalized.