To: RetiredNow who wrote (221072 ) 2/27/2005 5:17:59 PM From: tejek Respond to Most probably. I agree that Mubarak is making moves to buy time, as are they all. But the very fact that they feel compelled to do so is evidence that Bush's hardball tactics are bearing fruit. When was the last time we have seen Arabs in the street agitating for freedom? Those Arabs feel emboldened. Nothing may come of all this in Lebanon and Egypt, but at least we have given it our best shot. No President prior to now has done as much to bring this best shot to fruition as Bush has. Even Clinton's best efforts came to naught, and I considered Clinton the most gifted diplomat since JFK. That alone should tell you that diplomacy in the Middle East doesn't seem to work very well. However, pointing a gun at people seems to do the trick in that area of the world. The hard part will be to see if he can translate the momentum into something lasting.
