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Bush the moderate
Reader comment on item: In the MidEast, Bush Dared to Be Different
Submitted by Rob James (United States), Oct 25, 2004 at 04:30
In all honesty, I had high hopes for Bush in regards to Israel and the middle east being a Christian Zionist, but I think partisan politics have effectively softened him a bit. I think a very ironic fact that perhaps only Saddam and Israel understand is that Arabs do not speak the language of diplomacy, they speak the language of the sword (Ramallah, Falluja etc.). I had hoped Bush, being a Republican, would've understood this; but his ideals for a free Iraq (even if Islamist, according to him) circumvent any aggressive attribute he once had.Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".
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| In the Mideast, Bush dared to be different [78 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | habib, M.E.M. | Jan 27, 2006 13:03 | 32745 | ||
| What a difference a label makes [155 words] | Allen Finkelstein | Dec 29, 2004 13:36 | 19213 | ||
| Too bad, they're just half measures. [253 words] | Pat | Oct 31, 2004 21:10 | 18051 | ||
| Double dare Bush to be really different [262 words] | Cary Lichtman | Oct 28, 2004 17:12 | 18020 | ||
| Judenrein Palestinian state and the road map [55 words] | elmer eisner | Oct 26, 2004 00:13 | 17920 | ||
| Only on Paper [128 words] | Avraham | Oct 25, 2004 23:17 | 17919 | ||
| Correct choice [55 words] | Patrick James | Oct 25, 2004 22:53 | 17917 | ||
| Terrorism requires Intelligence [176 words] | John Halloff | Oct 25, 2004 20:10 | 17916 | ||
| Bush: Lesser of the 2 Evil Moderates [458 words] | Rob James | Oct 25, 2004 18:13 | 17915 | ||
| The Underpinnings of Bush Ethics [116 words] | JL | Oct 25, 2004 17:43 | 17914 | ||
| The entire debate is about to become moot. [167 words] | Vernon Richards | Oct 25, 2004 17:25 | 17913 | ||
 beware of islamists [40 words] | Mark | Jan 27, 2008 12:09 | 17913 | ||
| The real purpose... [124 words] | Steven Brewster | Oct 25, 2004 17:24 | 17912 | ||
| What about the Saudi Arabia connection? [276 words] | David Harari | Oct 25, 2004 16:50 | 17911 | ||
| Bush duplicity towards Israel cost many Israelis their lives [231 words] | Ron | Oct 25, 2004 15:48 | 17910 | ||
| Sitting in an arena of hate [367 words] | Kenneth Sikorski | Oct 25, 2004 15:12 | 17907 | ||
| Bush? NO! [218 words] | Avram Kalisky | Oct 25, 2004 14:51 | 17906 | ||
| Thanks, but no thanks [77 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Jun 9, 2008 00:30 | 17906 | ||
| Leap of Faith [330 words] | diane | Oct 25, 2004 14:01 | 17904 | ||
| Will A Palestinian State lead to Peace in the Mideast? [457 words] | Rabbi Kalil S. Rosenbergt | Oct 25, 2004 14:01 | 17903 | ||
| Bush is right But.... [131 words] | Shahin Shadmer | Oct 25, 2004 13:46 | 17902 | ||
| I agree completely [25 words] | Deek Quackenbush | Oct 25, 2004 13:45 | 17901 | ||
| This needs to be told! [97 words] | Donna Paschal | Oct 25, 2004 13:03 | 17900 | ||
| Maligning Kerry [75 words] | Stan Futterman | Oct 25, 2004 12:44 | 17899 | ||
| Bush's disastrous policies [343 words] | Enid Horowitz | Oct 25, 2004 12:28 | 17898 | ||
| Bush , history will tell [31 words] | mark m. rubin | Mar 19, 2010 19:09 | 17898 | ||
| Part of the story [99 words] | J. Alexander | Oct 25, 2004 11:12 | 17896 | ||
| Continuing roil over terrorism [143 words] | Beau Pritchard | Oct 25, 2004 11:10 | 17895 | ||
| 1 | Comments of an undecided moderate [104 words] | Dan Gendel | Oct 25, 2004 09:25 | 17893 | |
| Bush X Kerry [150 words] | Marcos Berenstein | Oct 25, 2004 08:03 | 17892 | ||
 Bush the moderate [95 words] | Rob James | Oct 25, 2004 04:30 | 17890 | ||
| Bush and the Middle East [102 words] | Elisha Galon | Oct 25, 2004 03:17 | 17889 | ||
| Bush: Is it Really a War? [255 words] | Dan Rusen | Oct 25, 2004 03:07 | 17888 | ||
| I agree but... [279 words] | Shlomo ben Avraham Pinhero | Oct 24, 2004 23:53 | 17884 | ||
| Bush's Middle Eastern policy [19 words] | Daniel K. Bregman | Oct 24, 2004 23:19 | 17883 | ||
| Excellent [87 words] | Margaret Young | Oct 24, 2004 22:38 | 17882 | ||
| Novel twist. [26 words] | David Sabghir | Oct 24, 2004 22:13 | 17881 | ||
| Excellent article! [204 words] | Ann Kilsdoonk | Oct 24, 2004 21:17 | 17877 | ||
| Connecting the dots [136 words] | Anna | Oct 24, 2004 21:10 | 17876 | ||
| Pres. Bush and the Mideast. [120 words] | Jeanne Zanger | Oct 24, 2004 20:49 | 17875 | ||
| Bush is the "liberal" and Kerry the "conservative"? [112 words] | Fred Lapides | Oct 24, 2004 20:21 | 17873 | ||
| Palestinian State? [155 words] | Rosalee Brauer | Oct 24, 2004 20:09 | 17872 | ||
| Bush in the Mideast [97 words] | Peter J. Herz | Oct 24, 2004 19:43 | 17871 | ||
| Perceptive [25 words] | Lyn Nofziger | Oct 24, 2004 18:44 | 17870 |
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