Donnel Jones

Still stinging from the failure of the neo-con vision to instill democracy in backward peoples, the Bush Administration will stop directly funding the Palestinian Authority as its elected governance, the terrorist organization Hamas, refuses to abide the values of the Quartet: namely, to recognize Israel and cease all terrorist activity.

Even Europe is catching on:

Earlier on Friday, the EU Commission said it had halted payments to the government because the new cabinet had not recognized Israel’s right to exist or renounced violence. Hamas’ charter officially calls for Israel’s destruction.

Although I’ve virtually lost all respect for the current administration, it does stick by its guns, right or wrong. Here, the Bush dynasty is correct. We cannot fund a cabal of ruffians and degenerates who, unfortunately, reflect the non-values of a very backward people.