October 9, 2003

Long Spoon Diplomacy

I think you're wrong, here, Thomas. With Arafat potentially ill with life threatening stomach cancer (probably not known to TF when he wrote this piece), Israel's promise of a one way ticket out of Ramallah should be maintained. He can seek medical care or exile, but he must not be allowed to return. He is no friend of peace or detente with Israel. He is a terrorist, through and through.

Neither is Syria a friend in this Middle East dilemma. I think the better option is to put ABM's in Iraq or somewhere in the Middle East and let Iran know that we will destroy any attempt by them to intimidate Israel using nukes. Meanwhile as stated in my previous post, let the Palestinians jockey for power to replace Arafat, but prevent Hamas or Hezbollah from seizing control

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