Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Palestine Splits
The "Palestinians" elected Hamas. They may have to live with the consequences. (Not military intervention, but the humanitarian crisis that will see nobody coming to the rescue.) Let's not lose sight of the fact that this civil war is due to democracy, which is no panacea. Elections do not equal freedom. Look at Iraq or Afghanistan. Elections, yes. Desirable address? No. Before you get righteous and judgmental, consider....If Canada elected a government committed to driving Americans into the sea, would you, my fellow Americans, be inclined to help out when fighting erupted?
This is a loss for the "Palestinians" (I use the quotation marks because I don't believe they represent a viable nation) and for Israel. The split of Gaza (Hamas) and the West Bank (nominally Fatah) is a natural conclusion to the corrupt reign of Arafat, who never missed an opportunity to miss and opportunity.
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