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This was key. Arafat is not just the man who refused to make peace with Israel--Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., has called Arafat's rejection of Israel's peace offer in 2000-01 not just "a tragedy" but "a crime"--he is the man who uses his power to make sure that no one else can make peace with Israel. By demanding new leadership, the Bush Administration was grounding future Middle East diplomacy in realism. Axiom A: Allowing Israel to fight the terrorism would reduce the terrorism. Axiom B: Shunning and thus diminishing Arafat...
Liberation for Iraq, they say! What about the Saudi Arabian government? It tolerates no dissent, practices such barbaric punishment as mutilation and decapitation for criminals and has little regard for women's rights. Yet the U.S. has nothing to say about this! The main goal of U.S. foreign policy is to protect, preserve and enhance American economic and strategic interests worldwide. REYNARD HING Manila...
...most prominent, if unlikely, advocate of substantial change in the Arab world is Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud. Although he has been dabbling with change since becoming the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia several years ago, the Iraq crisis has made him a man in a hurry. Last January, the Saudis sent Abdullah's reform proposal to the Arab League. It called for "political participation," "building Arab capabilities," "an Arab common market" and "a comprehensive Arab awakening." He proposed that states be jettisoned from the Arab League if they didn't adopt principles of reform, democracy...
...confusing at best, and quite possibly chaotic. It seems increasingly clear that a new government cannot be created by the U.S. alone. And so Bush should ask for help--not from the U.N., at least not yet, but from the six countries that are Iraq's immediate neighbors--Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Kuwait, and, yes, Iran. He should invite the Presidents of all six, as well as Tony Blair, to a conference on the future of Iraq...
...Bush Administration certainly needs to send a signal to the Islamic world that America's intentions are honorable. The six neighbors met in Saudi Arabia recently, and they were reportedly disappointed by the absence of American participation and interest...