I agree with you that getting the Arabs and the Israelis to 'shake hands and let bygones be bygones' would be peachy keen and would surely let US know which ones we can trust in difficult times.
But, please let US try this out on something a tad less serious, such as 'water rights' in the Negev, air travel restrictions, settlements on the West Bank, maybe even the fate of Jerusalem (just kidding!), but not on something as serious as the punishment of the criminals of September 11, 2001!
There is a distinct, I mean a very distinct, possibility that we will NOT be able to execute judgment and sentence on these evildoers! That Bin Laden and his crew will escape justice in this matter.
If there is such an escape, I don't want to wonder forever if it was one of our allies that spilled the beans on our plans.
Let everyone do their part, but [u]no[/u] one should be told of the true nature and extent of our operations until it's shown on the evening news, afterwards!
Eric The(WouldYouWantItAnyOtherWay?)Hun[>]:)]