Bush Administration abandons Abbas

On one hand, Rice continues mumbling that Israeli-Palestinian peace is possible by the year’s end. On other hand, Fatah cutthroats loudly complain that Bush and Rice refused to discuss with Abbas any details of the peace settlement with Israel. Add the Israeli leftists’ screams in favor of releasing Marwan Barghouti. It seems that Abu Mazen is almost out, and the US Administration refuses to seriously bug Israeli government. Why?
With the war in Iraq dragging on, the Republicans have two best foreign policy options to influence the upcoming presidential elections. One, Israeli-Palestinians peace or at least some kind of a firm agreement. Rice initially pushed for it, but now seemingly abandoned the endeavor as unrealistic. Two, successful strike on the Iranian nuclear facilities shortly before the elections in the expectation that American voters won’t change the ruling party during a crisis.
With that in mind, Bush Administration made the successful attack on Syria public, and gives more of a free hand to Olmert’s government. London Sunday Times, a semi-official mouthpiece of Israeli security establishment, announced the upcoming Mossad briefing on the highly advanced stage of Iranian nuclear program. The newspaper says it’s similar to Syrian, which of course it is, as Syria had almost completed reactor, and Iran too has a completed reactor in Bushehr.
A successful attack on Iran, however, would be a major setback to Israeli “peace camp” as the country will ecstatically move to the right for some time. Thus the newest police investigation against Olmert so that he can step down and Ehud Barak take laurels for the attack.