[kingattax]

the arabs could care less about the "palestinians".

[EagleUSA]

the arabs could care less about the "palestinians".
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It still amazes me how world "leaders" still continue to live the lie of an Israeli/Palestinian peace. It will never happen, until the Arabs stop funding and promoting violence against Israel. The Pals are simply pawns being used like whores for the purpose of killing Jews. It has only been this way for more than four decades now...

[RedRover]

I'm from the northeast and don't know Gordon Smith. His statements are refreshingly clear-headed and to the point. Any idea about Smith's position on the US borders?

[xJones]

But Gordon Smith, a Republican senator from Oregon, said the peace process - aimed at bringing about an independent Palestinian state - is unlikely to win serious backing from the Bush administration without a demonstration of commitment from both sides.

"Until we have someone on the other side who is willing to say 'Yes,' we're not going to continue to prostitute the American presidency to people who aren't serious," said Smith, one of six U.S. congressmen who attended the forum. "It's a mystery to me why Arab countries can't work on their own countries before Palestine is fixed," he added.

LOL! That's speaking plainly, and probably had several Arab diplomats running screaming for phones to cry to their French allies.

[SkyPilot]

It's a mystery to me why Arab countries can't work on their own countries before Palestine is fixed," he added.

Because the Arabs are descended from the illegitmate son of Abraham, Ishmael, and they are still angry about it.

[SJackson]

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