Believes! Believes! Believes! But Does He KNOW Anything?

Since nothing in the last 6 years could possibly convince me that dumbyass is competent or informed, let alone a visionary, I'm going to have to go w/ delusional re: his "seeing a step to peace."

In Mideast Strife, Bush Sees a Step To Peace.

President Bush's unwillingness to pressure Israel to halt its military campaign in Lebanon is rooted in a view of the Middle East conflict that is sharply different from that of his predecessors.

When hostilities have broken out in the past, the usual U.S. response has been an immediate and public bout of diplomacy aimed at a cease-fire, in the hopes of ensuring that the crisis would not escalate. This week, however, even in the face of growing international demands, the White House has studiously avoided any hint of impatience with Israel. While making it plain it wants civilian casualties limited, the administration is also content to see the Israelis inflict the maximum damage possible on Hezbollah.

As the president's position is described by White House officials, Bush associates and outside Middle East experts, Bush believes that the status quo -- the presence in a sovereign country of a militant group with missiles capable of hitting a U.S. ally -- is unacceptable.

The U.S. position also reflects Bush's deepening belief that Israel is central to the broader campaign against terrorists and represents a shift away from a more traditional view that the United States plays an "honest broker's" role in the Middle East.

In the administration's view, the new conflict is not just a crisis to be managed. It is also an opportunity to seriously degrade a big threat in the region, just as Bush believes he is doing in Iraq.

Who cares what he believes he is doing in Iraq? Is it the job of the WaPo to report this asshole's pink bunny hallucinations, or is it their job to tell us what is actually happening? We know well he has a rich fantasy life, but is it someone's job to tell him what is actually happening? Can someone get him a tape of relevant CNN clips, get him caught up?

As for "degrading" the threat in the region, every war is an opportunity!

For more war.