“I just would like to note that President Bush's aid to the Palestinians was before the Towers fell and before the War On Terror against the Muslim Extremists ….

Not really. Bush provided aid to the Palestinians deep into his presidency with stipulations as has been previously noted.

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=...m50jTZzcJ6aV-A

But the point is that it made little sense then and even less now considering our present environment.