Tankus Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 The US president, George Bush, tonight endorsed Israel's controversial "disengagement" plan to pull out of Gaza and parts of the West Bank, calling it "historic and courageous" .The announcement appeared to signal a major US concession on how much land Israel should yield in exchange for peace with the Palestinians.Ahead of the White House press conference with Mr Bush and the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, said the peace process would be dead if the US assures Israel it can keep some key West Bank settlement areas.It was not immediately clear to what degree Mr Bush was backing Mr Sharon's plansThe GuardianAccording to C 4 news tonight the US is condoning the Israelis right to keep large tracts (65 settlements .250,000 pop since 2001) of formally Arabic land on the west bank .....Bush has stated that "the lines need to be redrawn " JUst exactly what is the US strategy in the middle east ? ...Peace process my arse .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grump Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Bush is after the massive Jewish vote that is up for grabs at the November presidential election.After seeing him lost for words at the press conference on Tuesday, it appears as if he has not got the answers written down, then he does not have a clue what to say.How anyone could vote for him is beyond belief. On Friday we will have "Bliar" back in the USA for another round of arse licking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Fireball Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 President Bush’s statement and letter trumps two pillars of US policy towards the Israeli – Palestinian conflict, namely that Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land are an obstacle to peace and that the U.S. will not dictate the terms of a final peace settlement. Moreover, this shift in policy makes the US complicit in the Israeli occupation's lawlessness and violation of international law, ultimately disregarding essential legal foundations such as the 4th Geneva Convention of 1949, which strictly prohibits the occupying power from making demographic changes in, and moving parts of its population into, the territory it occupies.Sharon has undoubtedly exploited the US predicament in Iraq and Bush’s election drive to extort concessions and changes in US policy towards the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. More dangerously, the Bush administration’s publicly declared endorsement of Sharon’s plans is a clear demonstration of Washington’s willful neglect of the real causes of conflict (most notably Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories).http://www.palestinemonitor.org/Feature/US..._occupation.htmI'm afraid that when it comes to the USA's foreign policy makers, international law means little or nothing. They make and break such laws as and when it suits them. Only once the European Union has grown sufficiently in size (possibly allying with China :) ) will the world have a chance of stability. This latest display of abject disregard for the Arab world is just the latest of many such actions carried out by the USA over the decades and it doesn't surprise me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 After seeing him lost for words at the press conference on Tuesday, it appears as if he has not got the answers written down, then he does not have a clue what to say.That was a wonderful moment. With anyone else it would have been the joke of the year. With him it is extemely worrying. Does he, like Bob Hope, have to have every single utterance scripted?BTW, :welcome: to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Fireball Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Things aren't helped by the fact that both Sharon and Arafat are only in it for the money either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intratech Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Jewish vote? Or does Bush feels a sense of guilt for his family alleged involvement with the Nazis?? I'm confused. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted April 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Apparently its worth 4% in the Idaho marginal ...one state could swing it for Bush ...This is appalling ...what superb timing .....be interesting to see what cheesy will say tomorrow when they get together.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Fireball Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Apparently its worth 4% in the Idaho marginal ...one state could swing it for Bush ...This is appalling ...what superb timing .....be interesting to see what cheesy will say tomorrow when they get together..You think cheesey can talk with his mouth full? :scared: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted April 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 ex UK ,UN ambassador stated tonight that "he (cheesy) needs this like he needs a hole in the head"Lots of people are going to have this when it sinks in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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