istration to give up mediation and to apply the Bush doctrine on terrorism against the Palestinian Authority. President Bush also announced the freezing of assets of a leading Islamic foundation in the U.S. and two other financial groups that help finance Hamas.After a substantial period of letting the violence escalate, the Bush administration now must intervene a great deal in the conflict to hold together the global coalition against terrorism, instead of occupying a mediator standpoint. Although some Arab nations are opposed to the U.S. taking a more aggressive stance in the conflict, and argue that Bush should stick to the war in Afghanistan, the majority of the world wants to see Bush carry out his pledge against terrorism in all forms. Referring to Bush, Sharon was quoted as saying; He showed courageous leadership in going all out in his war on one of the centers of terror. Its clear to me hes determined to win. Any discrimination as to which terrorists organizations will be sought after will create the impression that the U.S. will only fight terror as long as it has a direct effect on the American people. The world coalition against terrorism will unravel if Bush does not continue to push forward. As long as the fight is well planned and carried out slowly and effectively, the world will continue to back the cause and the Arab-Israeli conflict will have to settle under international pressure.Terrorism has always been a problem, but until the September 11th attacks, the U.S. had never been affected on such a large scale. The world had also grown quite complacent in their understanding of what terrorists groups were capable of, and it gained the realization that everyone is susceptible to terrorist acts, even the mighty super power. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the U.S. spearheaded the war to remove them because of its own interests, and now the U.S. has realized that it must take charge of the fight against terror and aggr...
