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Bush Middle East Speech Discussion Thread

Posted on 06/24/2002 12:48:28 PM PDT by RCW2001

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To: Mo1
Sounds like Arafat wanted to be able to spin things without regard for the truth.

Methinks his days are numbered.
221 posted on 06/24/2002 1:27:16 PM PDT by hchutch
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To: traditionalist
He did... but again that was not the first condition... it was a subsequent condition. One that Israel will agree to (providing they get the heights) because they have already said they would.
222 posted on 06/24/2002 1:27:26 PM PDT by carton253
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To: carton253
This is an excellent and very astute observation by you:

It isn't. It isn't intended to. It's to free America to move in the Middle East. It deconstructs the arguments and takes them away. These tired arguments and lies and spins. Everything is being swept off the stage. This is the Palestinians only chance (given by this administration) to get its house in order. After that, what comes your way, is your own fault.

223 posted on 06/24/2002 1:27:36 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Howlin
IMHO, the best part of the speech was when he re-iterated the Bush Doctrine by saying: (paraphrasing) Any country whose state-sponsored media supports terror, or any country who gives money to terrorist groups (he named them) or buys weapons from Iran, Iraq or Syria IS WITH THE TERRORISTS!

Take that house of Saud! Fantastic!

224 posted on 06/24/2002 1:27:37 PM PDT by LisaFab
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To: Thinkin' Gal
No, that/we/him is not the beast. Where do you get your biblical information from www.weirdtheology.com?
225 posted on 06/24/2002 1:27:44 PM PDT by seeker41
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To: Teacher317
If you will remember, we didn't exactly lay out our battle plan to the Taliban, either. It is much better for them to worry about the "or else" rather than spelling it out.
226 posted on 06/24/2002 1:28:07 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: Thinkin' Gal
Bush is crafty alright. Who is like Bush? Who can make war with him?

I notice your word play from the scripture, where the same thing is said about the "beast." Do you care to elaborate?

227 posted on 06/24/2002 1:28:16 PM PDT by AlGone2001
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To: seeker41
LOL! With regards to foreign policy, you have to be a great between the lines reader.
228 posted on 06/24/2002 1:28:24 PM PDT by carton253
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To: hchutch
Methinks his days are numbered.

Me thinks his HOURS are numbered

229 posted on 06/24/2002 1:28:37 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: seeker41
No, it was for America and Israel. Can't you folks read between the lines at all?

Yes, and Israel. My slip. However, Howlin's post said it was directed at the Palestinain leadership, telling them what they need to do to get a state, is if it were an unknown before today.

230 posted on 06/24/2002 1:28:39 PM PDT by Teacher317
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To: mewzilla
It definitely did not go out over Palestinian TV.

Anybody know if Al Jazeera carried it?

231 posted on 06/24/2002 1:28:44 PM PDT by mhking
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To: traditionalist
So Arafat is not allowed to run in the upcomming elections?
I doubt it would go quite that far and personally I think it would be a mistake. Arafat at least says the right things and often even does them. Though he's probably an impediment to true peace, so is Sharon. It may be premature to force him out because Hamas may sneak into the breach. The suicide bombings are coming primarily from Hamas (which has no interest whatsoever in peace), and the best way to keep them in check right now is Arafat.

The call for a freeze on squatter activity was actually more important than the call for the military pullback, as no real peace is possible as long as it continues. It also places some onus on Israel and forces Sharon et al to confront that particular lobby.

Indeed, the biggest roadblocks to a real solution will be Hamas and the squatter lobby.

-Eric

233 posted on 06/24/2002 1:29:26 PM PDT by E Rocc
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To: cactusSharp
I didn't hear the speech, but based on what I've read here:

1) Bush's speech implies that as long as Arafat is calling the shots, then Israel has every right to defend itself by all means necessary.

2) By ending his speech with the bible quote, he is telling the Muslim world that "we know what your ultimate goal is and we will not let the Christian world be taken over."

I'm not always a Bush supporter, but this sounds like it was equally balsy as his post-9/11 speech.

234 posted on 06/24/2002 1:29:51 PM PDT by kidd
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To: rintense
Sounds close, but I think the timetable for Russian exports must be faster thatn you have, otherwise this speech wouldn't have been the virtual ultimatum it was.
235 posted on 06/24/2002 1:30:00 PM PDT by hchutch
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To: dawn53
Loved it!
236 posted on 06/24/2002 1:30:17 PM PDT by ResistorSister
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237 posted on 06/24/2002 1:30:49 PM PDT by Bon mots
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To: dennisw
He did use the "O" word, but still,Im encouraged.
238 posted on 06/24/2002 1:30:50 PM PDT by cardinal4
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To: rintense
This quote is THE BEST that could have been given.

Our President has seen the homicide bombings - especially those of children. He understands completely Israel's right to live in peace without having to withstand such carnage continuously. I think these last homicide bombings sewed it up and maybe - those young people's lives lost - at the hands of the bloody terrorists - will not have been in vain. Perhaps it was their deaths that were the final straw. President Bush has said - this far, no more.

And this after leftists upon leftists have been saying (PR specialists for the terrorists) that the terror attacks on Israeli civilians are FULLY JUSTIFIED>

Guess what, pressterrorists, YOU LOSE!

But the President MUST get his spokespeople out to replay the speech as often as possible - and maybe get copies printed off in Pali - language and distributed all over the Pali areas of Israel and the ME!

239 posted on 06/24/2002 1:31:04 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Howlin
I am not a big Bush fan, but I am satisfied with this speech. I suspect his bashers will bash him regardless.
240 posted on 06/24/2002 1:31:05 PM PDT by umgud
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