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| Gaza SHows Bush's "Failed Vision" |
| 2007-06-15 |
| You just knew it'd be Bush's fault, right?Five years ago this month, President Bush stood in the Rose Garden and laid out a vision for the Middle East that included Israel and a state called Palestine living together in peace. "I call on the Palestinian people to elect new leaders, leaders not compromised by terror," the president declared. The takeover this week of the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group dedicated to the elimination of Israel demonstrates how much that vision has failed to materialize, in part because of actions taken by the administration. The United States championed Israel's departure from the Gaza Strip as a first step toward peace and then pressed both Israelis and Palestinians to schedule legislative elections, which Hamas unexpectedly won. Now Hamas is the unchallenged power in Gaza. Rest at the WaPo link. |
| Posted by:The Ghost of Mullah Dadullah |
| #2 Well, yes, President Bush underestimated the awfulness of Islam and the curruption of Arab culture. But, in doing this, he was simply following in the footsteps of the vast majority of leaders before him. I would say he still underestimates the awfulness and the curruption. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-06-15 13:33 |
| #1 Gaza is the UN's and EU's stepchild, not Bush's. Had been long before Bushie even made an appearance. Another example of 'projection' by the bankrupt left and their twin cults of victimhood and blame America. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-06-15 12:12 |