Under Arab pressure to force an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank, Secretary of State Colin Powell is reaching out to Egypt for help in persuading Yasser Arafat to clamp down on terror against Israel. Powell, in the second day of his Middle East mission, drew mixed results in meetings in Morocco with Moroccan King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. His quest for support was overshadowed by their anger at Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for sending troops deep into the West Bank in a drive against militants who have terrorized Israel with suicide bombings. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak also has been highly critical of the Israeli operation.
Mubarak doesn't want to do a Sadat. Period. Perhaps he should let somebody else be president for awhile... Oh. Sorry. We're talking about an Arab state, aren't we? |