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| Abbas: No Force Against Arab Militants |
| 2003-06-09 |
| EFL Abbas said Monday that he will not order a crackdown on the militias under any circumstances because he wants to avoid civil war. "There is absolutely no substitute for dialogue," Abbas said at his first news conference since taking office April 30, adding he still believes the armed groups would change their minds. Can't even call this guy a "Paper tiger",at least a "Paper tiger" looks like a tiger. |
| Posted by:raptor |
| #10 My analysis is that Abbas likes power, He also knows that Arafat will wack him when he can. He also know that if he tries to surpress Hamas, et al, he may not have enough troops to do it, especially if Arafat sits out the conflict. Abbas is playing to the US and EU as our new candidate for high muckety muck of the PA. If Israel takes out Hamas, he won't weep. He'd like to see an arrangment where he ends up in power and Arafat, Hamas, and the other gunnies suffer unfortunate martyrdom. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-06-09 21:35:01 |
| #9 Can you really believe that a man that trained (and led) terrorists is now afraid to use force? He won't use force because he doesn't want peace. If the PALs really wanted peace, |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC California Chapter) 2003-06-09 12:54:12 |
| #8 If Abbas weren't too soft for the job, he wouldn't have it. |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-06-09 12:36:00 |
| #7 It may seem like nothing to most people, however, Abbas has been basically truthful. If he says he won't do anything involving force, he won't. This is a looked upon by the Israeli govt as a big improvement from Arafat (who would say he was doing something and wouldn't or would tell the Euromorons one thing, tell Reuters another, Al Jazeera yet another). |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-06-09 11:52:48 |
| #6 I think he'll find the Israelis disagree: targetted killings of the higher-ups in IJ, Hamas, and Al-Aqsa are certainly a substitute for a dialogue that the other side(s) refuses to attend |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-06-09 11:43:09 |
| #5 "There is absolutely no substitute for dialogue," I believe Neville Chamberlain said the same thing.... |
| Posted by: Dripping Sarcasm 2003-06-09 11:01:15 |
| #4 "It's just bidness, Mike. It's not personal." Gotta love a country where the leaders are indistinguishable from the 5 families... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-06-09 10:59:28 |
| #3 Can you repost the link? I guess Arafat is still in charge. If you look real close, you can see Arafat's lips move when words come out of Abbas' mouth. |
| Posted by: Becky 2003-06-09 10:00:56 |
| #2 whilw one hopes these are just words, and abbas will eventually hit Hamas, it does seem he may be too soft for this job. Of course it would help if Arafat were out of the picture. look at the sequence of events - 1. summit to which arafat not invited. 2 Arafat criticizes peace initiative. 3. terrorists, including Al aqsa martyrs brig, kill israelis. doesnt seem like connecting the dots should be too hard, eh? |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-06-09 09:51:46 |
| #1 Abbas just plain doesn't have the capability to affect Hamas. OTOH, Israel has been targeting them strongly for the last several months. Quid pro quo? |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-06-09 09:49:57 |