U.S. Retreats From Bush Remarks on Sharon Plan

FLIP-FLOPPIN in the bushes...

U.S. Retreats From Bush Remarks on Sharon Plan
Effort Is Intended To Placate Arabs
By Glenn Kessler -- Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 5, 2004; Page A01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1475-2004May4.html

UNITED NATIONS, May 4 -- The Bush administration on Tuesday joined in a high-level diplomatic statement that stressed that the key issues dividing Israelis and Palestinians must be negotiated by both sides, just weeks after President Bush pronounced that Israel could keep some West Bank settlements and Palestinian refugees should not resettle in Israel.

U.S. officials and foreign diplomats described the statement as an effort by the Bush administration to repair the international damage from the president's remarks last month, which had drawn sharp criticism in the Arab world and from European allies.

Bush's comments, made with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his side, had alarmed diplomats overseas because some perceived that the United States and Israel had cut their own deal on Sharon's plan to unilaterally separate from the Palestinians. U.S. officials now appear eager to erase that perception, both in private negotiating sessions and in public statements afterward.

oh wait, its not when a Repuke does it :eyes:

Bush never makes a mistake, NEVER. Remember the press conference a couple of weeks ago where he couldn't recall a single mistake he's made? /sarcasm

The freedom-flop is up there with Bush delivering the ultimate liberty to the Iraqi people by liberating them from their bodies.

and something the Kerry Campaign can use to bolster it's position on ME policy.

Oh-Oh!

#1000 posts!

Ha'aretz reported that the US explicitly rejected a letter by King Abdullah of Jordan asking for precisely this. The word was put out that the US unconditionally and unreservedly stands by Sharon in this matter.

That didn't last long.

The least we should get out of all this is a good song.

The music in the 60s was better. What good is it to see your society being destroyed if you can't snap your fingers to the beat? Where is Aretha when we need her?

Chain chain chain
We're added to his chain of fools....

They brought up War appropriations asking for $26B to distract from the clarion calls for resignation.

Geeze, I hope congresional members can chew bubble gum and walk up the stairs at the same time.