(Washington Times) Wesley Pruden - What the Israelis want does not strike a reasonable man as unreasonable. They want to stop the killing first. The road map prescribes "parallel steps," concessions by both sides. This might work as a plan to settle a dispute between Domino's and Pizza Hut. But genuine peace talks require honorable men on both sides of a dispute, and George W.'s administration, if not the president himself, insists on looking for honor where there is only dishonor. Civilized men are dealing with a seventh-century culture that cannot comes to terms with civilization. All the road maps, however exquisitely drawn by all the president's men, lead only to dead ends. The writer is editor in chief of the Washington Times.
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