Saturday October 22, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

Right now, for reasons that I will never fathom, Hamas is very unhappy.

How? Why? They just got it all.

PA leader Abbas came out of his meeting in Washington unscathed. So did Hamas. No proverbial slap on the wrist. No arm twisting. No condemnation. And yet, Hamas is condemning the Abbas-Bush meeting. Hamas is accusing President Bush of trying to drive a wedge between Palestinians.

Hamas should be elated. They have carte blanche to run for Parliament.

George Bush has taken Abbas off the hook. Now, all Abbas has to do is "pretend" to control Hamas, wink, wink. It is no secret that Hamas can do whatever they want. This Palestinian leader is not about to enter into a prolonged, extended campaign to eliminate terror.

Who were the winners in DC this week? Abbas and Hamas.

Abbas thought he was a goner, pressured into bringing about a civil war and rooting out Hamas. Instead his ineffective policy received a big OK.

Who were the losers? Israel and the United States.

Israel hoped that the US would follow through with a policy to root out terror.

The United States blew a big opportunity. They came out in support of a regime that will not confront terror creating a de facto dramatic turnabout in US policy.

This is more than a shame. This is a sham.