Credibility Check
You can be sure that Powell will really be speaking with the voice of the President when he shows up to tell Israel what to do:
With Yasser Arafat out of the picture, Secretary of State Colin Powell may come to the Middle East to meet with Palestinian and Israeli officials, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Israel's options: (1) take instruction from a Foggy Bottom mouthpiece to the effect that Israel must take risks for peace (read: some Israeli school-busses are just going to have to get blown up so that the Palestinians will accept that Israel is ready for peace), or (2) wait for the elevation of someone who has a sane view regarding terrorism. But hey, maybe Powell will get lucky and Israelis won't notice that he's a lame duck.
With Yasser Arafat out of the picture, Secretary of State Colin Powell may come to the Middle East to meet with Palestinian and Israeli officials, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Israel's options: (1) take instruction from a Foggy Bottom mouthpiece to the effect that Israel must take risks for peace (read: some Israeli school-busses are just going to have to get blown up so that the Palestinians will accept that Israel is ready for peace), or (2) wait for the elevation of someone who has a sane view regarding terrorism. But hey, maybe Powell will get lucky and Israelis won't notice that he's a lame duck.
