Asked what was holding up the immediate announcement of a ceasefire, Vice President Cheney did not simply explain that the PA has not yet agreed to a ceasefire, but rather said, \"The point is not a ceasefire, but the Tenet Agreement…\"
Cheney was asked if the U.S. was not practicing a \"double moral standard,\" in that it criticizes Israel\'s efforts against terrorism while it itself has killed hundreds and thousands of innocent civilians in Afghanistan. He responded that the U.S. did not kill thousands of innocent civilians, and that both the U.S. and Israel are very careful to avoid the loss of innocent human life.
U.S. commentators noted a \"dramatic shift\" in American policy, which used to be against a meeting with Arafat, whereas now Cheney has said that he would meet with Arafat if some king of truce is obtained.
Cheney was asked if the U.S. was not practicing a \"double moral standard,\" in that it criticizes Israel\'s efforts against terrorism while it itself has killed hundreds and thousands of innocent civilians in Afghanistan. He responded that the U.S. did not kill thousands of innocent civilians, and that both the U.S. and Israel are very careful to avoid the loss of innocent human life.
U.S. commentators noted a \"dramatic shift\" in American policy, which used to be against a meeting with Arafat, whereas now Cheney has said that he would meet with Arafat if some king of truce is obtained.