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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: JohnM who wrote (64605)1/6/2003 10:12:14 AM
From: William B. Kohn  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
John, with all due respect, I believe you are highly overstating the role of Sharon in the current problems. The intifada was planned to begin with his trip to the Temple Mount, rather than as a response to that trip.

The one area where I agree with the liberals is that expansion of settlements has played a role in the problem being exaserbated, but I am not convinced that "some" of the expansion was indeed justifiable.

I believe the Intifada was Arafat's response to Taba. The escalation, once the Intifada began, was obvious. It will end when one side believes that it is paying to high a price. I believe that Israel has learned a bitter lesson from Lebanon and is willing to pay an incredible price not to have another Lebanon on its western or Southern borders. As such, the cycle will continue until the Palestinians are willing to stop because the price is too high for them to pay. That may be sad BUT I believe this is a correct interpretation of the facts on the ground!

bill@notanicepicture.com
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