[fporretto]

This is an extremely dark prognosis -- and I can't say it's unjustified. I'd be ready to say "no, it won't happen this time," except for one factor: Colin Powell.

Powell has adopted the role of conciliator a outrance as if he'd never been a soldier and had no understanding of the motivations or dynamics of militarist radicalism. He wields an undue influence over Bush Administration policy decisions. Only if Dubya can bring himself to ignore Powell will he be able to maintain a firm line; Powell was busily "interpreting" Bush's June 24 speech to mean the exact opposite of what Bush said within twenty-four hours of the event.

Keep your fingers crossed.

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Francis W. Porretto
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[McGavin999]

President Bush, and his team, are aware of what Arafat is planning and they're not going to fall for it. First of all, it really pisses me off that this writer would even suggest something like this. Bush has spent a tremendous amount of political capital on fixing this mess. He has led even when the rest of the world has whined and cried that they don't want to follow. He led anyway.

I don't think most people realize all he has done and how hard it has been on him both personally and politically. He's out there ALONE. The least that should be done is an acknowledgement of the courage and honor he has shown.

[dennisw]

Bombs and explosions are like mother's milk to the Pallies. Their addiction is to chaos..... and destruction. If they ever get a Palestinian state it will be a s***hole......guaranteed

[Valin]

Arafat now agrees to accept the "Camp David 2 Accords" in which President Clinton forced then Prime Minister Ehud Barak to offer 95% of Judea and Samaria, all of Gaza, all Jerusalem occupied by Jordan from 1948 to 1967

Wouldn't you know it Yassir baby that offer JUST got taken off the table last week.
To quote that great espionage agent Maxwell Smart, "Missed it by that much!"

[facedown]

Israel may have a French or Russian-style revolution where the Oslo Gang will be ruthlessly hunted down for the new graveyards they created by the sneak attack they conducted on the Israel public.

A bit hyperbolic?

[Faraday]

Then, it is expected that President Bush, knowing that none of this is true, will pretend that Arafat has turned the corner. Bush will accept Powell's pacifistic prodding and demand that Israel now give Arafat exactly what he wants.

Seems like the author hasn't been keeping up on current events. President Bush puts the onus on the Palestinians to get rid of leadership tainted by terrorism; he silently watches IDF campaign against terror cells in the West Bank and Gaza. You'd think GAMLA would want to encourage allies in their positive actions, not predict a opportunistic sell-out.