[Mount Athos]

"When you're responsible for building roads and bridges and power stations and educating people and providing health, you're less likely to blow up health clinics and schools and bridges,"

I don't recall the nazis becoming less violent when they took governing control of the state.

The time consumed for Bush to figure out he is wrong on this could be as costly as the time consumed by Chamberlain in WWII. Hopes for Hamas to moderate are terribly wrongheaded. Right now atrocity loving muslims throughout the middle east are throwing buckets of money at Hamas, knowing full well it will be used for terrorism.

[garandgal]

I don't recall the nazis becoming less violent when they took governing control of the state.

How dare you point out the obvious historical fact that not all societies want "peace."

The Democracy Fairy won't be leaving any pennies under your pillow tonight.

[conservativecorner]

Great point BUMP! He's acting like these murdering Islamo-fascists can be rehabilitated which is damn scary if you value the lessons of history.