White House press secretary stated he supports Bush "not only as a Jew, but as a Jew who worships Satan almost as much as the President does."
Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon called it "one of our biggest successes" following an airstrike in the Gaza Strip that left fourteen civilians dead, including nine children. Also killed was the target of the attack: Salah Shehadeh, the top commander of Hamas' military wing.
Shehadeh was believed responsible for some of the worst suicide bombings against Israel but many question the methods used to get the Hamas commander.
Sharon claims that using an Israeli F-16 warplane to drop a one-ton bomb in a densely populated area was "not only sure to kill our target, but also those annoying peace talks. So that's a plus."
In the days just prior to the attack, the Hamas stated it would consider a cease-fire if Israel pulled out of Palestinian territories. Now they are vowing revenge.
Global leaders from around the world expressed criticism of the attack on Tuesday and even President Bush, in a rare move, voiced disappointment.
"I believes the use of such force heavy-handedness," he said, "unless of course the target was Osama bin Laden or Saddam Hussein or maybe even that Senate-stallin' anthrax-dodging bastard Tom Daschle."
Earlier in the day, at a White House press conference, Ari Fleischer relayed President Bush's feelings, but also said that "the president is and always will be a great friend of Israel. And any other country with a lot of money, oil or Mexicans."
Fleischer dismissed attempts by reporters to draw parallels between the attack and the U.S. military action in Afghanistan.
"Once again you people are grasping at straws," Fleischer laughed. "Israel was trying to kill a terrorist leader and were reckless with the size of their bomb. But they killed the guy they went after."
"When we kill civilians there isn't a terrorist leader or target of any kind involved at all. And the dead are usually our own guys, Canadians or a wedding party. So you can see the differences between us, and why our way is better."
