"Bush's tour of the region became necessary following the publication of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran, which played down the seriousness of the nuclear threat and was interpreted in the area as America withdrawing from its commitment to protect Israel and Saudi Arabia from an Iranian atomic bomb.

"It was no coincidence that the trip was announced a day after the intelligence estimate was released, as the need to assuage America's allies in the region climbed to the top of Washington's list of priorities.

"What can Bush gain? The U.S. president will try to give a booster shot to the pro-American regimes of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, in order to slow thei...

"Bush's tour of the region became necessary following the publication of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran, which played down the seriousness of the nuclear threat and was interpreted in the area as America withdrawing from its commitment to protect Israel and Saudi Arabia from an Iranian atomic bomb.

"It was no coincidence that the trip was announced a day after the intelligence estimate was released, as the need to assuage America's allies in the region climbed to the top of Washington's list of priorities.

"What can Bush gain? The U.S. president will try to give a booster shot to the pro-American regimes of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, in order to slow their fall into Iran's sphere of influence, and isolate the regional implications of the fiasco in Iraq. Bush will try to keep the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations alive and leave his successor at least the semblance of a peace process, and maybe some progress toward a final status agreement. Beyond this, and a demonstration of friendship for rulers in the region, Bush can do little more."

...Haaretz.

While it's vaguely related, I saw a story today that you may have seen, and it made me sick. President Bush cried when he said he regretted the fact that in 1944, the Untied States didn't bomb Auschwitz. When they knew what was happening to concentration camp inmates. Bombing the railways may have cut off the supply of prisoners at the same time it cut the supply lines of essentials like food.
Amazing the way explosives seem to be the answer to every problem. Well it can destroy a lot of incriminating evidence. They were only going to bomb the railways and supply lines. The camps were full. In those days they didn't have laser targeting devices. They would probably have treated it in the sa...

While it's vaguely related, I saw a story today that you may have seen, and it made me sick. President Bush cried when he said he regretted the fact that in 1944, the Untied States didn't bomb Auschwitz. When they knew what was happening to concentration camp inmates. Bombing the railways may have cut off the supply of prisoners at the same time it cut the supply lines of essentials like food.
Amazing the way explosives seem to be the answer to every problem. Well it can destroy a lot of incriminating evidence. They were only going to bomb the railways and supply lines. The camps were full. In those days they didn't have laser targeting devices. They would probably have treated it in the same way they treated Dresden. Just to be sure.
http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews\General%20World%20News\20080112\Bush_Israel_Holocaust
With reference to the clip, the US Administration sees the battle on terror strictly in military terms, which they are clearly losing. Why ? The battle is ideological. You can't kill an idea. An idea can be superceded when a better alternative is encountered. The alternatives offered by the US seem to be the same as those offered by the Roman Empire. but with more deadly weapons.