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2004-03-11 Israel-Palestine

Palestinians worry that Israeli withdrawal could lead to anarchy

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Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-03-11 6:46:43 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Many Palestinians say they worry that the evacuation is aimed at starting a Palestinian civil war.

Why would it? With no Joooooos to oppress Gaza I'd expect the area to be flush with duckies and bunnies and daisies and...
It's not called the religion of peace for nothing. Right?

Posted by Scott 2004-3-11 6:58:28 PM|| [http://tacoflavoredkisses.com/tfkblog/] 2004-3-11 6:58:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I can't wait,I'll buy the beer.
TGA I know what you German Elitists think of American beer.Give me a couple of German brand names and I'll try tofind some.

Posted by Raptor 2004-3-11 7:09:42 PM|| 2004-3-11 7:09:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 These guys should be overjoyed that the Israelis are leaving. It is their "victory." Unfortunately, they are too stupid to do anything with it other than destroy themselves through infighting. What can one say about maroons? Now that they are out of money, they are s--t out of luck.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-3-11 7:10:59 PM|| 2004-3-11 7:10:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the words be carefull what you wish for may apply here.

Of course there might be a civil war. What do you think Rantburgers are stocking up on popcorn and beer for?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-3-11 7:12:06 PM|| 2004-3-11 7:12:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's not a victory for the Paleos if the Joooos are still alive. The Death Cult will devour it's own. I hope we can resist the call for ~~targets~~ international peacekeepers

Posted by Frank G 2004-3-11 7:28:41 PM|| 2004-3-11 7:28:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 This is like a Scrappleface parody: We are victimized by the occupation, but would be victimized worse by a withdrawal. I guess the only other alternative is to drop a nuke on the whole crappy Gaza strip.

Posted by sludj 2004-3-11 7:31:34 PM|| 2004-3-11 7:31:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 With the no JOOOOOSSSS to hate what will they do? The will have to start a civil war and blame it on the joooossss.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-3-11 7:41:25 PM|| 2004-3-11 7:41:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 One theory about why the first Intifada was started was that the Israelis were winning the culture war. They were giving the Pals decent jobs, sewers and schools. The PLO and the Islamists were losing followers. Their only choice was to radicalize both the Israelis and their own people by continually upping the ante in an endless game of tit for tat. I'm still not sure why Israel plays along. The wall should have gone up during the first Intifada and the jobs and subsidies should have stopped. If the Israelis need manual laborers, the last time I checked Vietnam, India, and the Philipines have plenty of hard working people who don't have anything against Jews. I think that the settlements are a tactical error. They dilute combat power and serve no strategic purpose. They obviously serve an Israeli political/symbolic purpose that I can't even begin to claim I understand. I will therefore defer my opinions on that issue to the Israeli electorate.

Posted by 11A5S 2004-3-11 7:47:18 PM|| 2004-3-11 7:47:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I've started reading Ion Pacepa's "Red Horizons", and one of the things that gets said about the PLO -- almost constantly -- is that they're a revolution, not a government, and that they know only how to destroy, not how to govern.

Some people may doubt Pacepa's accuracy or motives, but it sure as hell looks like he nailed that one.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-3-11 8:34:59 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-3-11 8:34:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Palestinians worry that Israeli withdrawal could lead to anarchy

One word: tough. They had their chances and squandered them, so they're going to have to settle for whatever comes their way. If what's on the horizon is bad, well, that's their problem.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-11 9:23:37 PM|| 2004-3-11 9:23:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 CF - you took the words from my mouth.

Posted by B 2004-3-11 10:03:16 PM|| 2004-3-11 10:03:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 CF - you took the words from my mouth. This is such a giant wake-up for these people. HELLOOOOO! Shouldn't you have thought this through a bit sooner -

Posted by B 2004-3-11 10:07:39 PM|| 2004-3-11 10:07:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Jesus, these miserable loser fucks just can't win can they?
Yeah, my heart's breaking...

Posted by tu3031 2004-3-11 11:39:10 PM|| 2004-3-11 11:39:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Hamas isn't talking about a defeat.On the contrary, they have been calling the unilateral retreat a victory..It might be a bad thing for moderate Palestinians though..Who is this analyst actually ?

Posted by lyot 2004-3-12 1:03:20 PM|| 2004-3-12 1:03:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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