ISG Report on Israel-Palestine Issues

There seems to be a lot of meat in the Iraq Study Group report. I haven't read it all yet, but I like this:

The United States will not be able to achieve its goals in the Middle East unless the United States deals directly with the Arab-Israeli conflict.

There must be a renewed and sustained commitment by the United States to a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace on all fronts: Lebanon, Syria, and President Bush’s June 2002 commitment to a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. This commitment must include direct talks with, by, and between Israel, Lebanon, Palestinians (those who accept Israel’s right to exist), and particularly Syria—which is the principal transit point for shipments of weapons to Hezbollah, and which supports radical Palestinian groups.

The United States does its ally Israel no favors in avoiding direct involvement to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict. For several reasons, we should act boldly:

I am finding it rather remarkable that a report endorsed by a bunch of Republicans is repeatedly repudiating one Bush position after another. It's truly astonishing.

This president is essentially becoming the laughing stock of the country. I wonder if he realizes it. Simple answers to simple questions - no.