20070615 Washington Post: Hamas takeover shows failure of Bush's vision

Washington Post: Hamas takeover shows failure of Bush's vision

With turmoil in Gaza, hopes for a two-state solution dwindling quickly

June 15^th, 2007

Memo to the Democratic Party leadership and presidential aspirants – the world is a dangerous place.

And with the takeover of Gaza by Hamas – it just got a great deal more dangerous.

The tiny strip of land contiguous to Israel’s southern border and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula border is really part of Iran – and Syria.

And of course, the casual cynic may speculate, how long will all or part of Lebanon follow suit?

For a comprehensive analysis of the current situation, be sure to go to Soccer Dad’s web site.

Meanwhile, ya gotta love the simplistic analysis that allows folks like the Washington Post to conclude that it is all the failure of President George W. Bush.

We should’ve known…

Ay caramba.

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Washington Post: Hamas takeover shows failure of Bush's vision

With turmoil in Gaza, hopes for a two-state solution dwindling quickly

By Glenn Kessler

The Washington Post

Updated: 3:45 a.m. ET June 15, 2007

WASHINGTON - Five years ago this month, President Bush stood in the Rose Garden and laid out a vision for the Middle East that included Israel and a state called Palestine living together in peace. "I call on the Palestinian people to elect new leaders, leaders not compromised by terror," the president declared.

The takeover this week of the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group dedicated to the elimination of Israel demonstrates how much that vision has failed to materialize, in part because of actions taken by the administration. The United States championed Israel's departure from the Gaza Strip as a first step toward peace and then pressed both Israelis and Palestinians to schedule legislative elections, which Hamas unexpectedly won. Now Hamas is the unchallenged power in Gaza.

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