[Cinnamon Girl]

Sadly, none of the neighboring Arab countries want the so called Palestinians on their property.

[a_witness]

The US Congress will vote today on a proposal to recognize the West Bank as sovereign territory belonging to the State of Israel. Rep. Richard Armey, the Republican Congressional leader, said the Palestinians should build their national home within a neighboring Arab country.

Big bump for Richard Armey !

[joyce11111]

In Armey's opinion, there is no reason for Israel to hand territory over to the Palestinians in exchange for peace.

Love it...let's see if it passes.

[Ohioan]

I usually respect what Dick Armey has to say, but this bit of silly posturing is the sort of thing which will haunt us--i.e.Conservative Republicans--for years to come. It is also tantamount to pouring gasoline on a forest fire.

What on earth was he thinking!

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[KC_Conspirator]

That is so true. The only reporter I heard that do an expose on this was Geraldo who noted that if you look at the laws of the neighboring countries you find out that arab countries treat Palestinians lower than cow droppings and, get this, the country that gives them the most rights is - you guessed it, Isreal.

[MississippiMan]

Anybody got a link to the map of the Middle East that so clearly shows the breakdown of Israel vs. the Arabs? There was a thread on here about it a while back but I can't find it.

Thanks in advance.

MM

[MissAmericanPie]

It seems Armey has finally grown some hackles now that he is retiring. If I could be sure his son would continue this new tradition I would cancel my plans to sit out the November elections and go vote for him.

You just never know whether it's worth it anymore.

[RaceBannon]

What a concept! Arabs helping Palistinians with money/land instead of money/guns

[ladyinred]

As I stated on another thread, not even their fellow Arabs want the scum around them. That should tell the world something shouldn't it?
Of course the real reason also involves the Arabs all want Israel driven into the sea.

[freethinkingman]

I think this is great, but can honesty prevail in this situation?

Nobody ever said "Hey those poor Germans deserve Danzig" after WWII.

Since when must the VICTIM be the ones given the moral high ground?

Even if they are the ones making themselves victims and their methods for acheiving their goals (even though we know their stated goals are horsesh!t) are what should make them international outlaws?

[brat]

GO DICK GO! It's refreshing to hear all out support for the Israelis in their fight against that bloody terrorist AraRAT.

[N00dleN0gg1n]

Anyone know what the bill number is? I want to ping my rep and ask him to support it.

[cartoonistx]

None of the surrounding Arab states contain Jerusalem so Armey's musings are foolish to speak out loud. Even I wouldn't go for abandoning something I'd fought 50 years over.

[Matchett-PI]

I sent this FR link to a friend who isn't a FReeper (yet :D), and she asked me to post her thoughts on this subject:

"The G" writes: " I've thought quite a bit about how the Saudi acting-king, Abdullah, rages and fumes about the Israel/Palestinian "situation." No one brings out that those Palestinians who settled in Saudi were never allowed Saudi citizenship. Their children are not allowed Saudi citizenship. They are forced to remain papered Palestinians. They are not "assimilated" into the culture. If they want to do business they are required to pay an enormous portion of any profit they make to a designated friend of the king who does NOTHING for them but accept the money. Man! What glory to be a friend of the king in Saudi.

The entire middle-east treats Palestinians just the way you've (Matchett-PI) described it: as cannon fodder. They are the "n*****s" of the middle east. The Palestinians we know here are looked down upon by other middle easterners and considered "trash."

One man I know was, as a youth, in love with a Saudi young girl. When they both were old enough, he went to the girl's father and asked to marry her. He was refused because "You don't have a country. You have no way to support my daughter. You don't even have a 'home' where she can live."

So...when thinking about the righteous outrage affected by the Saudi leader, remember that he speaketh with forked tongue. He is no friend of Palestinians.

A Lebanese friend of our said that their country made a terrible mistake with the Palestinians, too. Instead of welcoming them, the way Americans welcome those from other cultures, and helping them to settle and become Lebanese citizens, they isolated them in refugee camps. "We put fences around them, then we dumped our garbage over the fences."

He said they should have learned from American to let those people who come use the best of themselves to strengthen the country, rather than the worst of themselves to destabilize it.

Of course we've taken in some who have done terrible things. But, for the most part, those who have come have brought their very best, have taught us so much and have expanded life in creative and valuable ways too numerous to even begin counting. Are we congratulated for our good fortune, or vilified for our stupidity? Doesn't matter. We're laughing all the way to the bank! It is because "we understand" that we didn't copy Europe in general and France, in particular, in mean spirited violence.

[CPT Clay]

That's my congresscritter! All the talk is about the West Bank how about the East Bank?

[StopGlobalWhining]

I agree with Dick Armey. Here's a perfect spot.

[MEGoody]

Armey is right.