What upsets many western countries is the US abandonment of a "broker" position in the middle East, a balanced position between Israel and the Palestinians.
Bush hasn't met Arafat once, since he became president and how many times did he meet Sharon?
Only his envoy did and I remember they don't speak to each other anymore, I believe (Zinni and Bush).
What's fascinating is that so much oil lies under Islam countries or areas, not just Arab countries but also Russian republics. It's the oil issue that lies behind the Chechen war.
Hmm, if it were only oil that mattered, sanctions would have been lifted long ago in Iraq and its oil would be flowing more freely. But it might be a case of wanting the butter, the money from the butter and the dairy-woman or Saddam ousted, Iraqi oil and democracy in Iraq all three together.
Raoul
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