It's too damn bad Bush didn't take this position eight years ago. Had he openly backed Israel instead of trying to broker a faux peace settlement with fanatical, rabid islamic terrorists, we'd have a stable, strong, defined Israel with Arab neighbors who would coexist peacefully out of fear of Israel's military.

FROM FOXNEWS.COM:

White House Says Violence in Gaza Will Stop When Hamas Ends Rocket Fire
The Bush administration called for Hamas to stop shooting rockets into Israeli towns if it wants Israel to stop its deadly air offensive in Gaza.

The Bush administration is continuing to monitor events in Israel and Gaza, but insisted again Monday that Hamas stop agitating for a fight whose latest violence has resulted in more than 300 dead Palestinians and two dead Israelis.
"In order for the violence to stop, Hamas must stop firing rockets into Israel and agree to respect a sustainable and durable cease-fire. That is the objective to which all parties need to be working. That is what the United States is working towards," National Security Council Spokesman Gordon Johndroe said in Crawford, Texas.

Johndroe said the administration is interested in getting back to the "roadmap" for peace and following the blueprint laid out in 2007 in Annapolis between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, whose Fatah party is at odds with Hamas.
"Now no one wants to see violence," Johndroe said in a press conference with reporters. "We have urged the Israelis to avoid civilian casualties but they are working on decreasing the number of Israeli citizens who are vulnerable ... so they are going to continue to deal at this time with the Hamas terrorist threat."
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