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2005-12-26 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2005-12-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 .. that could render Mahmoud Abbas incapable of imposing law and order.

Could? COULD? HAAAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHAAAAHAHAHAAA!!!!!

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-12-26 02:03|| 2005-12-26 02:03|| Front Page Top

#2 My hunch is, we will see Mahmoud Abbas step down and maybe go into exile (ala the Shah of Iran), and ride out the storm until the crisis with Iran is dealt with; afterward, he could ride back in on his tall white steed!

Posted by smn 2005-12-26 04:42|| 2005-12-26 04:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh la la!! Chaos in Gaza & the WBank. Let Egypt take care of Gaza (& the Muslim Brotherhood=Hamas) and Jordan on the remains of WBank........(King Abdullah is married to a Palestinan lady).........the plot thickens and it is getting better and better.........oom! Palestinian state..........oom!!I doubt that.

Posted by Hupemp Thremp9092 2005-12-26 05:33|| 2005-12-26 05:33|| Front Page Top

#4 a Hamas-run Paleo state would provide excellent clarity on just who Israel's "peace" partner is. Expect larger Paleo arms usage (bigger than Qassama) and Israeli artillery to provide adequate response, baby ducks and kittens look out!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-12-26 11:06|| 2005-12-26 11:06|| Front Page Top

#5 If the PA collapses, then Oslo is null and void, as there is no PA to negotiate with. Also, agreements between Israel and the PA are moot, so that means no water and electricity sold to the PA in Gaza as there is no PA. That should get rid of most of the irritations pretty fast, unless Iran brings in desalination equipment and generators. Good luck on that scenario.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-12-26 11:48|| 2005-12-26 11:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah, but Alaska Paul, you forget - Western nations have to abide by every stupid decision whether or not the nation they made it with still exits. Primary example of this, President Kennedy's secret agreement with the Soviet Union about Cuba. We are still held to it even though the Soviet Union went away years ago. Also, the mofo Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty that the Left kept insisting that we honor - once again, NO Soviet Union.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2005-12-26 11:52|| 2005-12-26 11:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Shieldwolf---good point. It is really up to the signatories of the treaties. If the LLL of one of the signatories wants to make a political stink out of it, then it is up to the government to acquesce or not to the LLL. I doubt that Israel would bag Oslo if there was no PA. But I would. I would offer to renegotiate. Once. With the new paleo authority. There would be some tough terms, like shutting the whole shebang down from terrorist attacks on Israel.

Maybe Israel needs to start giving some warning of what they will do if the PA goes away. Hell the terrorists have water, sewer and electricity provided while they plan for Israel's destruction. That is insane.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-12-26 16:36|| 2005-12-26 16:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Let's also not forget the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963) that outlawed not just nuclear weapons tests, but other neat technologies such as Orion (proven, off the shelf) and nuclear salt water rocket engines (also proven, off the shelf).

Orion could have men on Mars in 6 months or less (one study I've seen says 3 months from orbit) and the NSWR could achieve speeds of 3.63% of light speed giving us the stars (on generation ships, of course, but physics says that's the only way we're going to get there right now) and certainly the solar system.

Maintaining ancient treaties with non-existant nations is not only stupid, it's foolish and suicidal.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2005-12-26 18:29|| 2005-12-26 18:29|| Front Page Top

#9 love to see those rockets fly

Posted by 3dc 2005-12-26 21:46|| 2005-12-26 21:46|| Front Page Top

#10 His cat poops in his shoes.

LOL!

Poor Abbas. Even his cat doesn't respect him. (On the other hand do cats respect anyone?)

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-12-26 21:54|| 2005-12-26 21:54|| Front Page Top

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