Word: ultimatum
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...stay in power, which Musharraf grabbed in a coup in 1999 [WORLD, July 22]. He nurtured the Taliban in his country until the very last minute. His change of course after Sept. 11 was out of compulsion, not conviction. He had no choice when President Bush gave him an ultimatum. He now depends on American support for his survival. How long will it take the U.S. to understand that with friends like Musharraf, it needs no enemies? AHMED I. FAROOQUE Murfreesboro, Tenn...
Bush officials expect both Israeli and Palestinian positions to harden before they crack. That may explain why so many experts now believe the U.S. should come up with an ultimatum--a solution imposed from on high with new rules, sweeteners for every camp and unbearable penalties if they balk. It's an approach favored in one form or another by such old hands as Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Adviser in the Carter Administration, and Robert Malley, a former Clinton peace negotiator. Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres thinks the U.S. should at least impose terms for a cease-fire, because...
That is the ultimatum. It must be given in terms as unambiguous and forceful as those above, and the United States must be deadly serious about enforcing it. Nothing less will save Israel, and nothing less will protect America...
...transgressions so many times that he has grown indifferent to sin. None but a fool would think he has undergone a change of heart now. Our only leverage is to make him understand that this time, the choice between peace and terror has a consequence. And that requires an ultimatum...
...Arafat rejects the ultimatum, he must be cast aside. Negotiations with an enemy who lacks the desire for peace are as dangerous as they are futile. By severing ties with Arafat, the United States would open the door for a new Palestinian leadership. When the people of Palestine understand that terrorism produces political failure, that leadership will be a trustworthy one. And in the meantime, Israel will be able to defend itself—which it surely cannot do if bullied into a premature withdrawal that leaves the terrorist network intact, enraged and supported by the Palestinian Authority...