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2006-01-30 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by tipper 2006-01-30 09:24|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Cripes, just when I thought Colonel Peters was going to make sense again. "Victory for Democracy??" What is he on? However you may define democracy, it ain't having a choice between two mutually homicdal groups of fanatics, who can only be told apart by the extent of their corruption and religious insanity.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-01-30 12:19|| 2006-01-30 12:19|| Front Page Top

#2 I think he was ironic.

Posted by JFM"> JFM 2006-01-30 13:48|| 2006-01-30 13:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Col. Ralf has some valid points here. The election was both democracy in action and a vote against the amazing corruption of the PA. I've seen estimates that the PA was hauling in around 1 billion a year, so over the past two or three decades we are talking somewhere on the order of 20~30 billion dollars. For that kind of cash, you can not only build a shining city on a hill, but build the damn hill, too.

I see Hamas' victory as a clarifying moment. No more weaseling back and forth between peaceful roadmap/death to joos depending on the target audience. The best historical analogy is when the German people elected Hitler. Another example of democracy in action followed by people getting the government they deserved.

It is possible that Hamas will straighten out and function as an actual government but I'd sooner expect monkeys flying out of my butt. I do expect Hamas to translate their 'mandate' into a major offensive against Israel. The Israelis, behind their wall, will play rough. None of it will be pretty, but the result will be better than the current "slow war". And there is always the chance those monkeys will fly!

Posted by SteveS 2006-01-30 14:23|| 2006-01-30 14:23|| Front Page Top

#4 "a choice between two mutually homicdal groups of fanatics"
And why isn't that a democratic choice? Democracy and liberty aren't synonyms, and nowhere is it written in stone that you automatically get good government when people vote. (Counterexamples abound, from ancient Athens to now. California, Russia, etc)
I'm still surprised that the election was held at all. I expected violence to "force postponement" indefinitely.

Posted by James">James 2006-01-30 14:30|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2006-01-30 14:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Palestinian People, eh.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-01-30 18:48|| 2006-01-30 18:48|| Front Page Top

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