In recent talks with Israel and Hamas, Jimmy Carter has taken steps to alleviate the pressures between Israel and Palestine. The New York Times today (link), has reported that the Bush administration is distancing itself from these talks, and will not acknowledge the results of it based on the fact that the administration labels Hamas as a terrorist organization. This has been a long standing platform of the Bush administration, and seems to be a common theme in their foreign policy practices.
Going back to the pre-invasion Iraq, two administration advisers (link) brought intelligence to the table stating that Iran was willing to work with the U.S. in eliminating insurgents from not only Iraq, but Afghanistan, and acknowledged that they would not be directly involved with terrorist entities in the Middle East. Yet, the administration ignored these promises of commitment, and went forward with plans to invade Iraq, ignoring all domestic and foreign attempts to avoid a war through diplomacy.
With the current administration dissuading former president Carter to continue talks with Hamas, is a clear sign that they do not want to carry out negotiations, simply because they've been labeled as a terrorist organization, yet Hamas has participated, and the Bush administration refuses to do so.
To add to this administration's role as international playground bully, Reuters has reported (link) that Carter in fact never received a warning from Rice at the State department, and he stated that she is "not telling the truth". Carter is making an attempt to lead Hamas leaders into talks, so as to quell tensions with Israel, and get peace in that area of the globe back on track. The Bush administration, by lying, is not being accountable for anything involving these talks, and refuses to do anything about it, but let tensions reside between Palestine, and Israel.
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