Originally posted by: lozina
Originally posted by: Czar
has there been any offcial word from the whitehouse concerning this attack?
Heh...
We urge the government of Israel to take all appropriate cautions to prevent the death and injury of innocent civilians and damage to civilian and humanitarian infrastructure," deputy spokesman J. Adam Ereli told CNN.
"We continue to make clear that while Israel has a right to defend itself, we remain concerned of the impact of its actions on innocent civilians, and we continue to reiterate that view."
Ereli added that the Bush administration also "reminds the Palestinians of their commitments to crack down on terror." He said officials at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv were monitoring the situation.
That's it so far... a bunch of BS if you ask me.
The Bush admin is starting to sound like a broken record. Same with the IDF who always issues some statement saying they regret any civilian casualties. If the Bush admin were so concerned, they would put some real pressue on Sharon, like cutting the billions of aid that is given to Israel, which is used to buy weapons from the US, or built more settlements. The Palestinian Authority has been chopped up, their infrasture in tatters, but people expect them to wipe out all the terrorists, and accuse them for every bomb that goes off in Israel. Every act of aggression from the IDF weakens any peace movement in Palestine, and only strengthens the Jihad and Hamas. This is something that Israel surely knows, peace means concessions, and giving up settlements, something that the current Israel government apparently is not willing to do.
Clearly, Bush is in Sharons pocket, and with elections not so far away, he is trying to play it safe. Sharon seems to know this, and is taking full advantage of it. They have to be dreaming that this will "remind" Palestinians of commitment to crack down on terror. It's going to legitimize the radicals, and create more extremists.