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[quote]Originally posted by passiveman:
<strong>Is it in the interests of the US to really put an end to this current crisis? Well that's debatable I guess - though I firmly believe it is. However could the visit of Powell be designed to appear to be doing something - as against actually achieving it? Let's face it if the US really wanted to stop Sharon - they could. His defiance of Bush's call for a withdrawal amounts to a raising of the stakes. When Powell visits - we'll see whether or not the US is prepared to call him.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Is it in the best interest of the Bush Administration to get peace in the Middle East. Honestly, absolutely I would say. First off, for Bush, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is deflecting interest (both in the region, and in Europe) from what he wants to really deal with, which is Sadaam and his possible WMD program (which is a threat, no doubt, but dealing with that now would be politically foolish, if not impossible). However, he probably sees this as a golden chance to make his administration look great--for, rather than just concentrating on military campaigns, he is actually attempting to get peace in the region between Israel and the Palestinians, and normalized relations between Israel and its neighbors.
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