Pres. George W. Bush and the Middle East

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This essy explores 3 Bush quotes about the Middle East to analyze, from a layperson's perspective:

1) what is he saying (or trying to say)?

2) are his administrations policies consistent with the statement?

Quote A: "There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all. ... I can't think of anything more deep than that right."

This statement seems to be the result of very shallow thinking: a more literate person would most likely have substituted "profound" for "deep" in the sense of "thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes; penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious."

Looking at the history of the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, I wonder why the Palestinians' right to their homeland is not also considered "deep"? There are even Israeli and Jewish American organizations that agree that if the Israeli government is serious about peace, they will withdraw settlers from Palestinian lands. In the same press conference that this quote came from, Bush all but affirms that the Israeli

So, the question must be asked: is this mistatement actually a Freudian slip?

3. He concludes, awkwardly, with a statement that I interpret this way:

Quote B: "There's a lot of people in the Middle East who are desirous to get into the Mitchell process. And--but first things first. The--these terrorist acts and, you know, the responses have got to end in order for us to get the framework--the groundwork--not framework, the groundwork to discuss a framework for peace, to lay the--all right."

Bush meant to say that peace will never happen unless the violence between Paletsinian and Israelis stops. However, in the opinion of many US progressive organizations, this statement ignores US lack of support for UN resolutions that were created to reduce the violence. For example, the Bush administration vetoed the Dec.15, 2001 UN Security Council Resolution that, if approved, would have made the Mitchell Plan (see Quote #20) the official, approved plan for the Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate from. The Bush administration boycotted the Dec. 5, 2001 meetings in Geneva that woul

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Approximate Word count = 731
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Category: Politics

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