We’re Confused (So What’s New?)

Wait a second – Democrats from the left are attacking Bush for his
blind, one-sided support of Israel, and his lack of sympathy for the
Arab side of the Middle East conflict.  So what is behind today’s
Kerry’s announcement of his "unwavering" support for special ties with
Israel, and his condemnation of the Bush regieme’s "sweetheart" deals
with Arab Saudi Arabia? Can we have it both ways, or is this another
example of an Orwellian "Department of Peace" running the war?

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (Reuters) – Democrat John Kerry on Monday voiced
unwavering support for special U.S. ties with Israel and vowed to end "sweetheart
relationships" with Arab countries like Saudi Arabia that he said
funded terror.

Courting the Jewish vote in Florida, the state at the center of the disputed
2000 election, the presumptive Democratic nominee cited a report that
President Bush and his senior advisers made "a secret White House
deal" with the Saudis to deliver lower gas prices.

from Reuters