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| Middle East |
| Palestinian State by 2005? |
| 2003-04-01 |
| The White House said Monday its road map for setting up a Palestinian state by the end of 2005 is not negotiable and that Israel must "play its part" to pave the way. Part of the Bush plan for stabilizing the Middle East is to establish some kind of Palestinian state. I'm not sure that this is the magic bullet that a lot of folks seem to think it is. In order for it to have the desired effect, the Palestinian state would have to be able to resist the use of its territory for attacks on Israel. In a speech to a pro-Israel lobby group, Condoleezza Rice, who is President Bush's national security adviser, also called on all Arab governments to recognize Israel's right to exist and said democratic reforms within the Palestinian Authority were "extremely important." The Arab goverments recognize Israel's right to exist? I'm not holding my breath on that one. The road map, prepared jointly with the European Union, the United Nations and Russia, is designed to reopen negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians once Mahmoud Abbas is confirmed as the Palestinian prime minister. Just another example of Amerian unilateralism, I guess. |
| Posted by:Patrick Phillips |
| #6 The "Palestinians" already have a homeland. It's called "Jordan". The only thing driving the "palestinians" is the desire to destroy Israel and murder all the Jews that live there. We need to get some rocks - really big rocks - and put these insects back under them where they belong. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-04-01 16:55:42 |
| #5 Give the Palestinians central Iraq. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-01 15:27:43 |
| #4 Does this mean Yasshole will be stuck in his room until 2005? Talk about grounded. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-04-01 11:23:59 |
| #3 a good point there. If there were a Palestinian state, then splodeydopes would be an act of war, and a war crime at that. It'd be on the Palestinians to put an end to it or face a tribunal. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-04-01 10:45:36 |
| #2 Arafatistan in 2005, immediately followed by war crimes committed by suicide bombers coming from Arafatistan, immediately followed by legal opening of hostilities. That wall that Israel is building should be done by then. Build a hanful of staffed access points at selected locations with complete screening facilities and that'll cut down on the number of 'splodeydopes gettin' through. :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-01 10:10:22 |
| #1 Hmm. so what goes with this deal? Required Recognition of Israel by the surrounding Arab states who claim to want a Palestinian state, so that the Palestinians can get their homeland? Requirements to immediately agree to the Geneva conventions? Sweeeeet. Arafatistan in 2005, immediately followed by war crimes committed by suicide bombers coming from Arafatistan, immediately followed by legal opening of hostilities. This is like telling a homeless drunk that he now can earn a decent living and support himself and his family by taking over this tavern being given to him. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-04-01 07:45:31 |