Bush supports terrorists??

Bush supports Hezbollah:

President Bush on Tuesday left open the possibility that the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah could be part of the political mainstream in Lebanon despite its terrorist past.

"We view Hezbollah as a terrorist organization," Bush said after an Oval Office meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah. "I would hope that Hezbollah would prove that they are not by laying down arms and not threatening peace."[...]

Lately, Hezbollah has been flexing its political muscle by organization two huge pro-Syrian rallies.

A U.N. Security Council resolution demands that Hezbollah disarm and that Syria, which has 14,000 troops in Lebanon and has enormous control over political affairs there, withdraw its soldiers. The United States has long listed the Iranian-founded, anti-Israeli Shiite Muslim group as a terrorist organization.

Some European leaders and some in Lebanon have been urging the United States to back moves to nudge Hezbollah into mainstream political life in Lebanon. Maronite Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, a strong critic of Syria's control in Lebanon and a key opposition figure there, supports the integration of Hezbollah and is due at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting with Bush.

Bush appeared open to that idea, emphasizing the chance for Hezbollah to change its ways even as he issued new warnings to the group.

"One of our concerns, the majesty and I discussed, is that Hezbollah may try to derail the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians," Bush said. "Hezbollah has been declared a terrorist organization by the United States because of terrorist activities in the past."

Mr. President, since when did we negotiate with terrorists? We should not be negotiating with terrorists and definitely should not expect them to disarm anytime soon.