Sunday June 19, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

Condi Rice is exposing the Bush Administration's blind spots.

Listen to what she said yesterday in Ramallah:
"I imagine that it's not the dream of Palestinian mothers to see their children become suicide bombers."

To be polite, I'll call the statement projection, naivete, wishful thinking.
But the Secretary of State should know better.

Seeing your child become a suicide bomber may not be the dream of Condi Rice, but I see no evidence that Palestinian mothers share her sentiment.
The evidence I see proves that almost all Palestinian mothers actually do dream that their children achieve the status of "shahid," martyr, suicide bomber.

I have yet to hear a Palestinian mother speak out about how ridiculous it is to kill ones self and innocent Israelis.
I have never heard a Palestinian mother cry out about the unnecessary waste of life.
I have, many times over, seen Palestinian mothers proudly display photos of their children.

Condi, Palestinians and Israelis are relying on you and the Bush Administration to help resolve their problems.
But how can you resolve problems if you don't even see them?

Don't Ask Condi.