Thursday September 22, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

Yesterday, the State Department in a document summarizing the Quartet's decisions called on Israel to keep up the momentum of their departure from Gaza, suggesting that Israel should relinquish, i.e. withdraw from, more West Bank settlements.

Yesterday, President Bush reminisced about his 1998 helicopter ride with Ariel Sharon, about how that trip made him realize exactly how narrow a country Israel is, how vulnerable it is and how important the security of Israel is to the United States.

Once again, the United States played "bad cop -- good cop" with Israel.
But the game is getting stale.
Good cop White House and bad cop State Department had better come up with a new game plan, a more convincing cover, better diplomatic tactics.

Everyone knows that Israel and the United States have a special relationship. No one needs reminding, certainly not Israel, certainly not the Arab world.
No one needs reminding except maybe the State Department.

State Department get with the program you're not fooling anyone except yourselves.