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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>
Well I'm not all that surprised really, Powell has come and gone and Sharon continues - the US folded it's hand which implies what we knew all along - they were never sufficiently opposed to the actions of the IDF to intervene - Powell's visit appears to have been little more than window dressing...
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