Sharon to Get U.S. Nod to Keep W.Bank Land

[Classical_Liberal]

Sharon to Get U.S. Nod to Keep W.Bank Land -Report
Sat Apr 10,11:23 PM ET
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) will receive, in exchange for a planned Gaza pullout, a written U.S. assurance Israel will not have to quit all of the West Bank in any future peace deal, an Israeli newspaper said on Sunday.
The Haaretz daily said the pledge would be contained in a letter that President Bush (news - web sites) will hand Sharon at their White House meeting on Wednesday.

Political analysts say the more benefits the United States offers Sharon in the meetings in Washington, the easier it will be for him to obtain backing at home for his declared plan to withdraw from Gaza and four of some 120 West Bank settlements.

The Palestinians want all of the West Bank and Gaza Strip (news - web sites), captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war, for the state they hope to establish under a U.S.-backed peace "road map."............

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&e=3&u=/nm/20040411/wl_nm/mideast_sharon_usa_dc

[JAbuchan08]

1. Well of course!

The US and Israel are the only real voices in this conflict. Kinda like when the whole world voted to create Israel - what the hell kind of say should the US, or Britain, or France, or China have? Something less than deciding for the Palestinians what concessions they should be allowed to demand from Israel.

[Capt_Nemo]

2. Two words: "Lebensraum" and "Anschluss"

Then why the hell wasn't Saddam allowed to keep Kuwait?

[rfkrocks]

3. why are we doing this?

wow is this disturbing-the us should not back any unilateral agreement and Bush should not try to bind future administrations-we don't know what the future will bring if we ever get an engaged president who cares about this problem

[Blue_Tires]

4. yet more entangling agreements with israel

ensure that the muslims in the middle east and elsewhere will continue to hate us for generations to come

[dai]

5. I didn't know...

...that it was our land to give away.

[Classical_Liberal]

6. It is so long as Israel wants US taxpayer money.

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[Mari333]

7. politics. the only base Bush has left is the far right extremist christian

base who promotes Armageddon.
thats all. Its politics. Time for Sharon to be indicted.

http://www.againstbombing.com/ArmageddonUpdates.htm

[Moderator]

8. Please discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=479243