Posted on 06/20/2007 1:29:53 PM PDT by gpapa
Hamas seizing Gaza is only the beginning of a nightmare. One must look at the whole Middle Eastern region, to distinguish the bomb from the fuse. What Hamas will do, by consolidating its power in Gaza, and becoming a true “free port” with terrorist infrastructure for the world’s Islamist networks, is to perfect that fuse. As George Friedman has argued, it creates new possibilities for drawing Egypt back into direct conflict with Israel. But also, much more.
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Personally, I think it’s a positive development. You’ve got to reach rock bottom before you can reform. These people have quite a ways to go before they reach rock bottom.
IMVHO, I don’t think we’ve reached anywhere near rock bottom in this whole situation.
Rock bottom is going to be worst case scenario, unavoidable, coming, unfortunate for everybody.
It’s always nice to put things in perspective.
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