Let’s say that you are the Police Chief and you have a criminal gang controlling the action in your jurisdiction. The gang is extremely effective. It is run by one particularly vicious thug who suppresses opposition by randomly murdering opponents and civilians alike. Eventually a rival gang does emerge and survives by nominally accepting the undisputed leadership of the vicious thug. With time the rival gang grows and the thug dies of a mysterious disease, say AIDS. A violent turf war erupts. The new gang grabs the western territories. The old gang is seriously weakened.
As Police Chief, would you see this as an opportunity to arm and finance the old gang so it can withstand the onslaught of the new gang? Or would you use this moment to wipe them both out? Here is what Police Chief Bush decided to do: Bush pledges Middle East summit.
Striving once again to take a leading role in the long standoff, the president pledged $190 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas, who last month expelled Hamas Islamists from his national security council after the militant group seized the Gaza Strip.
Update: In Front Page Magazine, Steve Feldman, wonders whether Bush has lost his moral compass. Check it out at Supporting the Right Terrorists.
