U.S is unequivocally running the show....if they end up stalling and APPEARING to contain sharon while he dismantles the P.A. that doesn't mean the tail is wagging the dog. only definative proof would be a serious ultimatim with the U.S. threatening to cut off aid......that will never happen. Ofcourse Sharon will eventually back off and the U.S./Bush will (hope to) score a few points with arabs for it's hand in "containing" Sharon's aggression. the whole things starting to look like some goofy "good cop/bad cop" routine.
~M.E.