So What Do You Do Now?

President Bush is in a difficult spot. The president has always cheerleadered middle-eastern democracy. what happens now when the people vote to elect Palestinian leaders who are more radical than before? Leaders bush and Israel consider terrorists? does this mean that bush is willing to deal with a corrupt, dictatorial Arafat government, but not a constitutionally elected government? I think he's in bit of a pickle with mid-east relations now.

What's needed is not a "we won't talk to you" position, but rather a dialogue that lets them use the positions we don't like as bargain chip. if we don't talk to them they can't toss away such positions w/o seeming like they're groveling. this may be a sad dance to have to do...but, you know, to pretend like its not necessary is to simply not be paying attention.