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April 24, 2003
They want war, not peace
Arch-conservatives like Tom DeLay and Newt Gingrich don't want peace in the Middle East. They are urging a position even more hardline than that of the Israeli government itself. To them anything about peace or settlement is appeasement.
Exactly how the cycle of suicide bombings and retaliatory strikes is in the interest of either Israel or the US escapes me. But, logic has never been a strong point for the hawks. It's all about emotion and feeling for them. They're outraged over suicide bombings, and they think Palestinians are all fanatical killers who should be chased out of the country.
It is the fault of the stubborn, militant hawks on both sides that have kept this conflict simmering for fifty years. It is time for it to end.
Posted by Tyrone at April 24, 2003 08:55 PM