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A group of diplomats are criticizing Bush for his support of Israel.

From The Associated Press:

Sixty former U.S. diplomats have signed a letter to President Bush (news - web sites) contending that his "unabashed support" for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is costing the United States "credibility, prestige and friends."

The letter expresses deep concern over Bush's April 14 endorsement of Sharon's proposal to pull out of Gaza but keep some Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

"By closing the door to negotiations with Palestinians and the possibility of a Palestinian state, you have proved that the U.S. is not an evenhanded peace partner," the letter said.

If backing Israel in their fight against terrorism from the Islamic world is losing us friends then I say that the friends we're losing aren't really friends at all. I don't know why we're even still expecting a peaceful resolution to this mess. Its not going to happen as long as we're expecting Israel to negotiate peace with people like Arafat.

Innocent people are being blown up by Palestinians. I know these aren't the actions of all the Palestinian people but I'm not exactly seeing a strong opposition to this type of behavior from them either. What would Americans do if Mexico started sending suicide bombers into Texas in an attempt to reclaim that lost territory? We'd immediately invade Mexico and attack the people responsible for the attacks, right? That's what I hope we'd do anyway.

If we want peace between Palestinians and Israelis, Israel needs to be allowed to fight back against the terrorist attacks from Hamas. They need to declare a full-out war and kill every last one of the terrorists. If the Palestinians that are left want peace, then so be it.

Update:

From Roger Simon:

Never mind that this is a day late and more than a pound short -- Sharon has already lost the fight in his own Likud Party for the "unilateralist" policy about which these people are complaining... And never mind too that the plan itself did not differ wildly from the parameters already discussed and nearly accepted (supposedly) at Camp David and Taba... And that, in the long run, a moral person might argue the best thing for the lives of Palestinians would be to settle down, acknowledge the existence of Israel and start building a civil society of their own and that actually Sharon was doing them a favor (even if inadvertently)... But since, as we all know, "diplomat speak with forked tongue," what really is going on here?

Well, I'm not sure. But since the list of signatories to this document contains a large number, probably a majority, of ex-ambassadors, etc. to Arab states, I have only two questions: Where are these people working now and who is paying them?