Something that should have been talked about BEFORE the election

Israel/Palestine: Why was there only one question in any of the debates, the VP debate, about this topic? (Cheney did not really answer the question, and Edwards' answer was terrible) Arafat's illness and the oportunities his death might bring makes this a huge issue. And even if Arafat had remained healthy, how could our country have had any discussion about terror without talking about Israel? We might not see the connection, but most of the Muslim world does.

One facet of our "war on terror," must be working to create an environment in the Middle East in which terrorism is unthinkable - the whole "hearts and minds" thing. The festering war between Israel and Palestine does not help. And the fact that the US is seen as siding with the enemy of the Arabs makes it worse. We need to be an honest broker who is willing to put pressure on both governments to prepare their people to make the sacrifices necessary for peace. Sure would be nice to know how our President would go about doing that.