This essy explores 3 Bush quotes about the Middle East to analyze, from a layperson's perspective: 1) what is he saying (or trying to say)? 2) are his administrations policies consistent with the statement? Quote A: "There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all. ... I can't think of anything more deep than that right." This statement seems to be the result of very shallow thinking: a more literate person …showed first 75 words of 711 total…

…showed last 75 words of 711 total…Bush administration boycotted the Dec. 5, 2001 meetings in Geneva that would have affirmed that Israel theft of Palestinian land is a war crime. These are not, at least on the face of it, the actions of a President who truly wants peace in the Middle East. So, the question must be asked: is this mistatement actually a Freudian slip? Source and Background: http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/08/13/bush.transcript/; http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/08/13/bush.transcript/