Last week, President Bush proudly declared he would “ride herd” for the road map. Since then, the Mideast peace process has been overrun by yet another stampede of violence.
Since President Bush sat with Prime Ministers Sharon and Abbas under the shadow of the palm fronds of Aqaba, there has been a deadly return to the suicide bombing of Hamas and those targeted killings by the Israeli Army. Both sides are killing civilian bystanders.
Now there are new calls for President Bush to go beyond his usual “condemning in the strongest possible terms.” Fellow Republican Senator John Warner wants to see NATO troops sent to the region. Neoconservative guru William Kristol is suggesting U.S. soldiers should be used to do the job.
Guests:
Richard Murphy, former Ambassador to Egypt and Syria
Robin Wright, senior diplomatic correspondent, Los Angeles Times
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