[Right-WingDaddy]

Why is the rest of the world supposed to welcome them, when their own "brother muslims" wont??

[DoughtyOne]

As much as I might like to disagree with this, I can't. The fact is the middle-east is as baren of leadership as the whole of Africa is. Only one or two states have anything resembling peaceful level headed leadership.

What's absolutely amazing to me, is that these states, China and the old despotic nations of the earth are the only ones the UN never demands anything of. Slavery, terrorism, despotism, absolute poverty, no problem. But the west is criticized with unrelenting ferver. Now there's an area that should be whipped into shape. Go figure.

[Utah Girl]

Interesting article ping.

[truth_seeker]

A clinical definition of Insanity: Doing the same thing, over and over, expecting different results.

Now, every party to the pali situation is insane. The palis keep on with violence. The Israelis deep on with restrained counter measures. The US, UN, EU keep encouraging a negotiated peace settlement.

The underlying FACT is that ALL arabs desire the destruction of Israel. Of course being arabs, they lie about this, and much of the west remains duped by their lies.

Expulsion of arabs, from the lands fairly won in 1967, seems the logical solution. But if Jordan, Italy, Spain et el won't take 13 terrorist prisoners, who would want 4 million of these folks, anyway?

Their arab brethren know they would be a PERMANENT problem, and don't want them. I read a suggestion made by someone else: Turnabout--why don't the Israelis drive all of the palis into the sea?

[SkyPilot]

Already posted.

[Enemy Of The State]

um, maybe because there is no such thing as a "Palestinian"?

[dennisw]

Rush Limbaugh read this on his show yesterday. Was the first thing he did.

[atomicpossum]

Wow. Truth hurts, don't it?

[randog]

I think that civilized people are starting to reach their breaking point. The constant drone of terrorism is starting to get to us. Sure, the odds of becoming a victim to terrorism is very remote, but terrorism affects more than just our lives--it affects our way of life, from the economy to our vacation plans. I think folks are primed and ready for the fact that some pretty rude things need to be done to solve this problem.

[goldstategop]

The Arab World's two contributions to civilization in the last century are oil and terrorism. Now terrorism seems to be the region's Number One growth as well as export industry. Its hopeless.

[rightwingcrazy]

Derbershire forgets Option 6: the Hamas option. This seems to be the unspoken choice of Europe and the (spoken choice of the) Arab world.

[CapandBall]

this is a gem

[nonliberal]

Why don't I give a f@#$ about the "Palestinians?"

That is an easy one. In Israel, the "Palestinians" have access to health care, representation in the Knesset, and jobs. Were said "Palestinians" to go north to Lebanon, they would find that they have NONE of those. The "Palestinians" in Israel have it pretty good.

Also 80-85% of the Palestinan Mandate land is in Jordan. Israel occupies 3% of that land. Until 1967 Jordan controlled the Gaza Strip and Egypt controlled the West Bank. The "Palestinians" had no problems with that. It is only when the infidels control a miniscule amount of land that they begin the bombings.

I spell Palestine J-O-R-D-A-N.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[sarasmom]

I dont care a bit about the plight of "Palestinians".
I dont like the ones in Tampa, and I certainly am not impressed with the ones in the Middle East.
Why dont they all blow themselves up and teach us all a lesson?
Kind of like the Jim Jones cultists.They have run out of options, in their version of reality.Why dont they all go to ....the afterlife they worship and so richly deserve?

[Betaille]

I like Derbyshire's solution. The "palestinians" in the west bank should be transferred into jordan. West Bank should become part of Israel. As for gaza though, I don't even see the strategic significance of such a small peice of land. Gaza should be closed off and completely cut off from Israel.

[Betaille]

Reading this article and the responses to it... It is obvious that the arabs have completely alienated americans. Why is Europe still so obedient to them?

[thoughtomator]

He forgot option 6: Kill them all for the good of humanity.

[Slings and Arrows]

Ping!

[budwiesest]

Interesting how poorest performing areas are often 'ruled' by someone. If I didn't know better, I'd say it's time to get rid of the rules and the ruler. Better than assigning successful indicators to any particular race, one might assign it to a willingness to be 'ruled', if such a trait could be found in DNA.

Lucky for us, we told a 'ruler' a couple of hundred years ago to shove-it and have prospered ever since. Unluckily, our present-day disposition to award more and more authority to the state over our lives while rejecting personal responsibility in exchange for security is, in a way, similar to those whose accomplishments leave something to be desired.

There's a lesson here somewhere and I'm not certain our own people understand it. Bring on the welfare recipients, bring on the bureaucrats, bring on the undocumented hordes, bring down educational standards, but above all, bring on the ruler.

Our soon-to-be ruler will be the state (if not already) guided by certain principles, of course. One of which will be that it becomes larger and more intrusive with each cycle. For a couple of examples, see Campaign Finance Reform and the censorship taking place in radio lately (JJ Voluntary Boob Act?). Take these two, mix in a little gun control, pour them (along with a little patriot act for spice) into a shot-glass, and you'll knock your average Minuteman or colonialist on his *ss.