Bush vs. Kerry on the latest Hamas Takedown

Kerry gave unequivocal support:

I belive Israel has every right in the world to respond to any act of terror against it. Hamas is a terroist, brutal organization and has had years to make up its mind to take part in a peaceful process. They refuse to, Arafat refuses to. And I support Israel's efforts to try to seperate itself and to try to be secure. The moment Hamas says "we've given up violence, we're prepared to negotiate," I am absolutely confident they will find an Israel that is thirsty to have that negotiation.

That's pretty strong support, perhaps even stronger than the Bush administration. But the carefully chosen words in the Bush statement are clever: "The United States strongly urges Israel to consider carefully the consequences of its actions..." which could mean everything from: "CAREFUL, you gonna outrage the Palestinians." and/or "Be sure you figure out who you're gonna take out next, cause you're gonna need to."