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2003-06-07 Middle East

Violence shakes Israel, Palestinian territories a day after summit

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-06-07 01:16 pm|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I guess the White House sees this as another bump in road. Personally, I can't separate Arafat's Fatah/PLO from Hamas or Hezbollah, and those are basiically kissing cousins to al Qaeda and Abu Sayyaf. Until these actors are eliminated, how can anyone reasonably expect Israel to relax.

Posted by Douglas De Bono 2003-06-07 15:13:59|| [www.douglasdebono.com] 2003-06-07 15:13:59|| Front Page Top

#2 This Roadmap to Peace is a promise Bush made to some of the other Arab leaders re: post Iraq war. If Hamas, Hez and Co derail this plan, then they will be responsible for the failure, and then we and/or Israel can squash them like bugs and be done with them, including ole Babywipes. At least this is what I hope that the plan is. Hey, we can wish, can't we?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-06-07 16:10:24|| 2003-06-07 16:10:24|| Front Page Top

#3 That's what I'm hoping too, Alaska: that the whole purpose of this "roadmap" business is to be able to focus the Arabs' attention on the Islamicists as clearly being the source of the problem- and then demand that it be solved and back up that demand with force.

Otherwise, it's just going to be a pointless waste of time and blood.

Posted by Dave D. 2003-06-07 16:45:37|| 2003-06-07 16:45:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Paul - exactly my thinking. The Paleos need a shaking out of the "inflexible" - I'm thinking a short brutal civil war, but then, as you noted, we can wish, non?

Posted by Frank G 2003-06-07 21:15:31|| 2003-06-07 21:15:31|| Front Page Top

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