I want to expand a little on the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections. They will almost certainly guarantee the election of Ben Netanyahu, the far right leader of the Likud Party, a party in which Ariel Sharon abandoned. Netanyahu, much like Bush, will stroke the fears of Israelis regarding the threats posed by Iran (ten years away from a nuke, maybe) and now Hamas.
This cycle will go on forever. Bush, it seems is waiting to see what happens and will decide whether or not to deal with the Hamas leadership. At this point in history, Americanlogic recommends we disengage from the whole mess. Send subtle signals to each party, while remaining on the sidelines. Deals in the past have been broken and until Israel gives up its nukes (ah, never) Palestinians will feel under the gun for all eternity.
The next president should adopt a bold, daring new approach to Middle East negotiations, withdraw completely unless one side threatens the other with total annihilation. We have supported Israel to long as well as been fooled by the PLO.
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