Don't you see the irony?
GWB lecturing Arafat on stopping the violence while Israeli tanks are romping through Bethlehem and they are building settlements on Palestinian land?
How long do you thing GWB would stay president if Mexicans were building settlements in Texas, guarding them with their army, and he did nothing?
Now, let's say the Mexicans sent a few tanks through Waco and El Paso looking for people who were protesting the Mexican settlements.
Would you think it funny if Chirac were at the same time lecturing GWB on remaining non-violent?
Seriously. It's hypothetical, so it's safe. And it's a fair analogy, so it might be tough to answer. Would you be urging GWB to do something, anything? Or would you want him to do nothing?
Arf