31 January 2005

Historic Continuation

And the good news continues.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel will transfer security control over several West Bank towns to the Palestinians in coming days, Israel's defense minister said Sunday, hours after he met with a top Palestinian security official to work out the details of Israel's troop redeployment.

Israel has informed Palestinian officials that it is ready to withdraw gradually from all West Bank towns and to return to positions it held before the outbreak of fighting in September 2000, said Palestinian Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat.

Such a pullback is part of the long-stalled "road map" peace plan, which both sides now say they are ready to implement.

And who came up with the "road map" peace plan? Bingo. President Bush.

This is great news. The turnover of security to the "Palestinian" security forces in Gaza has been successful so far, attacks have been drastically reduced, the Israelis and their "Palestinian" counterparts are working together... It's nothing short of amazing.

The land rightfully belongs to Israel, don't get me wrong. Honestly, there's not a reasonable possibility of it being restored and reunited as a unified Israel anymore. A major part of the only legitimate solution to this conflict is to give the "Palestinians", who really belong in Jordan, an independent state of their own in the areas they now inhabit. I think the process has officially begun.

All this, Iraqi elections, a hot cup of tea, and elk stroganoff in the same day. Plus President Bush was reinaugurated a week and a half ago, he gives the State of the Union address on Wednesday (don't miss it!), Afghanistan is free and stable... I think the only thing that could make today would be a good old fashioned pole polishing from Lindsey Lohan, and even that would only be a minor improvement.

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