Not long ago, he seemed a Master of the Universe. But to the world's commentators, the decisive George W. Bush who emerged after September 11 to head the war on terrorism is no more. In his place: A hesitant leader who cites the intractability of ancient rivalries in rejecting pleas for a U. S. mediation of the Israeli-Palestinian war. On Apr. 2, Le Monde slammed the U. S. President's "policy of negligence" for causing "the tragedy of Ramallah." No doubt about it, Bush is in a bind. His desire to fight terrorism leads him to embrace Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's tough tactics against Palestinian radicals. At the same time, Bush knows the Mideast mess threatens to under- mine the ambitious next phase of his anti-terror drive. That's why the White House may, over the next few weeks, direct Secretary of State Colin Powell to seek a ceasefire and resumption of diplomatic talks.
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机译：不久前，他似乎是宇宙大师。但是，对于全球的评论员来说，决定性的乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）不再是9月11日以后领导反恐战争的领导人。在他的位置上：一位犹豫不决的领导人，他援引古代对抗的顽固性拒绝美国对以巴战争的调解的恳求。 4月2日，勒蒙德（Le Monde）抨击美国总统的“过失政策”，造成了“拉马拉的悲剧”。毫无疑问，布什陷入困境。他对恐怖主义的渴望使他接受了以色列总理沙龙对巴勒斯坦激进分子的强硬策略。同时，布什知道中东的混乱威胁着破坏他反恐行动的雄心勃勃的下一阶段。这就是为什么白宫在接下来的几周内可能会指示国务卿鲍威尔寻求停火和恢复外交谈判的原因。
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