The pandering looks fairly obvious as well. Bush ignoring Arafat from the start makes that clear. Sharon, who has more blood on his hands, can visit the White House anytime he wants.

It could even be argued that "taking out" Iraq flows from the same source. We all know who in the Middle East has 300 nuclear weapons. Hint: they were given $9 billion in loan guarantees and $1 billion outright just before the invasion of Iraq.