said Ismail Haniya today, after 225 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza. The Israeli military initiative was a response to increased rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel; Defense Minister Ehud Barak is leaving open the possibility of a ground offensive. The United States has taken a strong anti-Hamas stance in the debaucle that is the present arrangement, with Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe calling Hamas “thugs” and essentially characterizing Israel's actions as necessary self-defense.

This means, essentially, that Annapolis was a failure.