Gaza Blowup Highlights Bush's Broken Peace Promise

[babylonsister]

Gaza Blowup Highlights Bush's Broken Peace Promise
By Jon Perr Saturday Dec 27, 2008 9:30am

In January, George W. Bush famously predicted he would broker a Middle East peace by the end of his presidency. Now with Israel's launch this morning of airstrikes in Gaza -- which so far have left 155 dead -- Bush's pledge of a two-state solution is just the latest failure of his disastrous tenure in the White House.

Tensions between Israeli and Hamas forces have been escalating since the expiration last week of a six-month truce negotiated by Egypt. The retaliatory tit-for-tat has included Israeli strikes against militants in Gaza, and Hamas firing rockets and mortars into Israel. And while Israel reopened border crossings Friday for deliveries of food, supplies and humanitarian aid, the AP reported that the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "wrapped up preparations for a broad offensive."

On Thursday, the scandal-plagued outgoing Prime Minister issued a warning to Palestinians in Gaza. As Reuters recounted:

"I didn't come here to declare war," Mr. Olmert told Al Arabiya, an Arab broadcaster widely watched in Gaza. "But Hamas must be stopped - that is the way it is going to be."

He issued what amounted to a public call to Gazans to overthrow Hamas, the Islamic group that controls the territory. "I'm telling them now," he said. "It may be the last minute. There will be more blood there. Who wants it? We don't want it."

That kind of rhetoric hardly suggests any imminent breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian relations during the 25 days remaining in the Bush presidency -- especially given this morning's airstrikes. Which is exactly what President Bush promised 11 months ago.

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[tekisui]

1. I am awaiting a response from Obama.

It will be interesting to see how he and Clinton will deal with what they are inheriting.

[TomInTib]

2. Maybe Tony Blair can find a phone.

Call 'em up, tell 'em to "Cut that shit out".

PS That sure was fun, 'sister.
T.

[mediaman007]

3. Israel didn't strike without our support.

[TahitiNut]

4. D'oh!

:shrug: I hope that what you mean by "our" is in reference to the war criminals in the Cheney/Bush adminnstration and their lunatic death-loving supporters.

:puke:

[Sal Minella]

6. Part of CheneyBush creating as much catastrophe and pandemonium as possible before leaving the W.H.

[opihimoimoi]

5. "Ya picked a fine time to leave us BUS...HIE...The bombs exploding and Bullets in the field..."

Son of a Bitch....that Bush dude can BS....and they sucked for it too....damn