WILD HORSES CARRIED HIM AWAY: In yesterday's Ha'aretz, left-wing (even by Ha'aretz's standards) columnist Akiva Eldar attempts to be witty:
Since Israel ran the PA horses out of the barn and put its own horses in place, if the U.S. forces Sharon to pull them out, Powell best make sure that American horses replace them because otherwise wild horses in the form of Hamas and Islamic Jihad will take their place.
Eldar doesn't appreciate the metaphor. In the wake of the collapse of Camp David, Arafat let the terrorist horses out of the barn. And when someone lets horses out of the barn, he may truly desire and try to get them back. (Not that this was ever true about Arafat.) But the one who let them out is nevertheless responsible for the damage they cause, even if he lacks the power to prevent them from doing damage once they are loose.