White House: Sure Abbas is Powerless, But That Doesn't Mean Israel Shouldn't Give Him Land
And right on cue for the news that Abbas's party has organized a literal brigade of female suicide bombers, the Bush White House is counting on him to establish peace - and is pushing Israel make concessions:
A senior administration official said that the US would like to hear more about Prime Minister Olmert's "ideas" regarding unilateral withdrawal from parts of the West Bank, but stressed the need to "explore what can be done bilaterally" as suggested in the May meeting between Olmert and President Bush at the White House.
We don't actually think that Abbas is all that vicious or violent. We do think that many of the leading Fatah members are, which makes Abbas a leader without a party - powerless and irrelevant.
A senior administration official said that the US would like to hear more about Prime Minister Olmert's "ideas" regarding unilateral withdrawal from parts of the West Bank, but stressed the need to "explore what can be done bilaterally" as suggested in the May meeting between Olmert and President Bush at the White House.
We don't actually think that Abbas is all that vicious or violent. We do think that many of the leading Fatah members are, which makes Abbas a leader without a party - powerless and irrelevant.
