The New York Times Magazine section has an article on Bush's Calvinism and his adherence to extremist religious reactionary ideas. Ron Suskind's article reveals Bush's penchant for a Mid-East scorched-earth policy based on his personal beliefs which have nothing to do with reality. His aide said to Ron Suskind, "We're an empire, now, and when we act we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality-judiciously as you will- we'll act again."

Next stop, Iran and/or Syria. Bush supports Sharon's West Bank grab.
The nutcase Evangelicals want Israel to conquer the Middle East and establish the Temple Mount to fulfill a crazed Bible "prophecy" to "bring it on", the Rapture, that is. Then Jesus will come back and burn up Jews who don't convert to Christianity. This is Bush country and it's difficult to believe that Sharon would fall for it. As a matter of fact, many Israelis support Bush because they believe he really cares.

Check the article.

Frank