Wednesday June 22, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

Of course the Summit between Sharon and Abbas failed.

The Israeli and the Palestinian are not even on the same planet when it comes to objectives.
And the United States is totally disconnected from Israeli/Palestinian reality or they would never push for a Summit that would so obviously fail.

Israel is only interested in security.
So they want Abbas to crack down on terror.
Palestinians are only interested in raising their image on the street and keeping their power.
So they want Israel to release more prisoners, lift road blocks and turn over control of more cities.
The United States is only interested in getting Israel out of Gaza.
So they think compromise will happen because it is what they want.

Advance planning is what makes a successful Summit.
Wishful thinking doesn't make it in this world.

If the US wants Gaza to happen they must put the parties together and broker a deal and enforce the agreement.

I suggest doing that now.