Posted on 04/13/2002 7:49:53 AM PDT by wopoon
The US should NOT meet with a terrorist and murderer.
In the end, because history repeats itself to those who never learn,
if Powell meets with Arafat endorsing his terrorism, I bet more Israelis and Americans die for
Powell's betrayal of what is right and was known to Jefferson.
It would be even more pathetic to walk away. As I said, I believe the State Dept. is setting him up for a final fall to discredit him once and for all! If he blows this, as expected, demands for a new leader will be a given and the Arabs will need to come up with one.
And who said we were .. A lot of the complaints I keep hearing around here are .. "we gave Arafat a chance .. how many chances should we give him"
The truth is .. a lot of that happened under the Clinton Administration .. not the Bush Administration
Bush has been avoiding Arafat because Bush was not interested in a Photo Op ..
Now Bush is forced to deal with this mess .. hence his meaning of last chance
I think Bush knows .. just like we all know .. Arafat is a liar .. but we have to go thru the motions and give the offer
Besides if Israel really wanted to take Arafat out .. they could in a heart beat .. they are parked right outside his door .. So I am guessing there is a reason they have have not done so .. just like Bush and his Administration has a reason for what they are doing
I think to many people are use to the 8 yrs of Clinton who would leak his plans to the media before it happened
Bush is not like that .. he does not tip his hand to the enemy or anyone else what his plans are .. he keeps them guessing
Exactly .. we have no choice but to deal with Arafat
1)We must deal with Arafat as the true Palastinian representative if we are to hold together what little moderate Arab support we enjoy. That means that only Arabs are going to be allowed to dispose of Arafat when his usefulness is exhausted.
2)Arafat will never sign a peace accord that places him in a public posture which supports the existance of a Zionist state.
3)Moderate Arab support is essential if we are to remove Saddam from power.
4)The three principals listed above are a paradox that has existed for a score of years and the primary reason why peace for Israel is unachievable unless the west is willing to involve itself in a conflict that appears to be religiously based or these aging Arab leaders pass the mantel of power to a younger, more moderate group.
Powell's (the administration's) great fear is that the present level of violence, if allowed to continue, even if Israel is triumphant, will harden the next generation of Arabs and a meaningful peace will remain unachievable for another score of years.
If Powell meets with this Terrorist after the PA request for Jihad today,
then Powell should admit he is a traitor to the US and its allies.
Arafat mouths a hollow, insincere condemnation of a suicide homicide,
despite the fact that he has financed and continues to lead the largest terrorist gang in the world,
and Powell is scurrying now to kiss Arafat's tush.
Sickening.
Regardless of the force of the message delivered to Arafat by Powell, all that will be seen by the Palestinian population are the pictures of Arafat receiving the kow-tow from the American official. Regardless of the message, the Arafat will be bolstered -- and the Palestinian population will in no way see this as anything but a victory for their leaders, and legitimacy for their war effort, because that is the portrayal it will receive in their media.
Winston Churchill: "You had the choice between war and dishonor, you chose dishonor and you shall get war."
Well said.
Your rhetoric sucks. IMHO
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