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2006-12-24 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Olmert Meets Abbas, Agrees to Thaw $100 Million in Frozen Funds

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-12-24 10:10|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Seems like Olmert's the one to "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity" now.

Posted by xbalanke 2006-12-24 13:06|| 2006-12-24 13:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Will somebody please set up a vote of no confidence and eject this moron. Never in my life have I ever seen such a stunning reversal of Israel's get-tough policy against the Palestinians. It defies all logic and sanity. Plus, my boggle just burned out it's fourth left-handed veeblefetzer and they're getting mighty scarce in these parts.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-24 14:13|| 2006-12-24 14:13|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if Olmert has a Swiss bank account well stuffed with Saudi cash or is just the end product of modern liberalism. The man is either a fool or just plays one on TV. In any event, it is exceedingly dangerous to the world for a nation with nuclear weapons to be governed by someone as weak and self-destructive as Olmert.

Posted by RWV 2006-12-24 17:37|| 2006-12-24 17:37|| Front Page Top

#4 You're way out of line RWV

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-24 18:27|| 2006-12-24 18:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, if anything "Hamas" declaration the meeting was a waste of time, isn't actually accurate for the palestinians.

Posted by Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-12-24 19:58|| 2006-12-24 19:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Gromgoru, you may well be right, but I remember how the world changed back in the late 70's when the Israelis tested their first nuke. Israeli nukes were created in the age of mutually assured destruction as a guarantee to the Arab states that Israel would not die alone. The fact that they existed and there was absolute certainty that Israel, in extremis, would destroy those who sought to destroy her kept the peace for over 30 years. If there is a lessening of that certainty, if an Israeli government is considered to be lacking in the will to do whatever is necessary to defend itself, the deterrence will weaken and the Middle East could stumble into nuclear war. I started my adult life in Strategic Air Command and know full well what that means. Given that, I consider Olmert's actions over the last year to have moved the world closer to nuclear war and, because of that, he is a danger to the United States. If I expressed that a little harshly, then I am sorry.

Posted by RWV 2006-12-24 22:11|| 2006-12-24 22:11|| Front Page Top

#7 I'll put it this way; If Olmert is so reluctant to deploy ground troops against clear and present threats, how can he possibly be expected to gather his skirts and release launch codes if that time comes?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-24 22:41|| 2006-12-24 22:41|| Front Page Top

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