You could have stopped right there,as far as dealing with this situation and trying to placate the terrorist Arafat I think they have.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Benjamin Franklin
I cannot prove or disprove if Franklin said or wrote this.
However I can confirm that this IS included in Psychology and Psychiatry, as one of the definitions of insanity. Maybe that makes Franklin the father of doctoring to the mind?