when Israel has a problem, Bush is there to solve it.
DeYoung also writes that Powell believes Bush sees the Palestinian/Israeli struggle in "black and white" terms and called Rumsfeld's team "the JINSA crowd," a reference to the neoconservative Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/459063p-386181c.html"We want to make peace — peace with Israel," Assad told the German magazine Der Spiegel last month. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. broadcast Monday, Assad said it remained to be seen whether Israel had the will to make peace.
Olmert has rejected talks with Syria, accusing it of harboring terrorists and saying he will not relinquish the Golan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_syria;_ylt=ArHG76oAJNWcidI5bn6uOgxvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA0cDJlYmhvBHNlYwM-Aug 2002- Israel To U.S.: Don't Delay Iraq Attack
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/08/18/world/main519037.shtmlFeb 2003- Israel Says War on Iraq Would Benefit the Region
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/attack/consequences/2003/0227benefit.htmAIPAC espionage scandal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIPAC_espionage_scandalI'm sure there is more floating about if you need it.