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2005-08-07 Israel-Palestine

How Much Will Sharon Fork out for a Favorable Security Council Resolution?

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Posted by Snailing Ulomoter8488 2005-08-07 14:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I guess I'm just not seeing how this will promote a peaceful end. I don't see the Palies giving up anything, and they certainly haven't had any control over the extreme groups still killing Israeli's. I think they secretly applaud it. I feel bad that putting their country in higher state of danger to satisfy the UN and others is a bad choice.

Posted by Jan 2005-08-07 18:19|| 2005-08-07 18:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Once the Israelis are out of Gaza, they are no longer an 'occupying power', which changes the rules.

Should the Paleos start launching things over the fence, the Israelis will launch heavy attacks.

Posted by Brett 2005-08-07 18:51|| 2005-08-07 18:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Brett, I have one word for you---Lebanon.

Posted by gromgoru 2005-08-07 19:34|| 2005-08-07 19:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Once the Israelis are out of Gaza, they are no longer an 'occupying power', which changes the rules.

Not for Israel, they don't. Lebanon is a prime example -- they pulled back to the UN-declared lines, and the terrs decided that wasn't quite enough.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-08-07 19:42|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-08-07 19:42|| Front Page Top

#5 I get the impression that the pullback was not intended to "promote a peaceful end," but make their territory more defensible during the inevitable battles to come.

Posted by James">James 2005-08-07 20:48|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2005-08-07 20:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Less ground to cover? I understand the principle, but ...

Posted by Edward Yee 2005-08-07 23:04|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2005-08-07 23:04|| Front Page Top

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