Prager makes it sound so easy, like going to the polls to take a vote and
poof! the militants are out-voted and lay down their arms. Arafat was not re-elected as their president because the Palestinians liked him. He was re-elected because they justifiably feared for their lives if they voted otherwise. The same goes for raising arms against a better-armed and better trained militia.
I seriously doubt that the general population of civilians would stand a chance, and they have to know that it would be suicide for them to try.
I firmly believe that, now that President has expressed his expectations, that we would be justified in annihilating Hamas, the PLO, and whatever the hell other terrorist organization who stands in the way of peace.
The world basically demanded that we intercede, and so we should -- with our own brand of justice.
No way can America take sides in this publically.
We can encourage Israel to destroy the Palestinians though. Why they have not taken out Arafat is beyond me. There is never going to be a negotiated peace, only a forced peace at the point of a gun. The Palestinian leadership supporting Hamas must be wiped out.
I believe that the road map is a prelude to Palestinian civil war, but it wont come soon enough to save Sharon.
One of the major problems is there is a large portion of the Palestinian pop. that doesn't want peace with Israel, they want ALL the land.
annihilating Hamas, the PLO, and whatever the hell other terrorist organization who stands in the way of peace.
I'm looking for a downside...nope couldn't find one. It's a sad fact but true that there are people who only understand one thing...raw naked violence.