>> ... Sharon will not act until Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, etc. are destroyed and WMD programs in Iraq, Syria, Iran, etc. are eliminated. When there is no threat to the US and Israel, then Palestinians become an economic asset to both Israel and a Palestinian state.
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Well, first there is no threat from Palestinians or any of the named countries to the US. So let's tentatively remove the US from that sentence. Neither its meaning, nor the motivation for the invasion of Iraq will suffer.
If we try to get to the core of your argument, I think it is this. When the two conditions prevail: 1) Israel feels in absolute mastery of its region by using its capabilities and employing the military power of the US to neutralize any potential enemies; and 2) When the Palestinians are totally crushed, enclosed in walled enclaves, economically destitute, and absolutely unable to resist in any way no matter how futile;
Then, perhaps Israel may be magnanimous enough to let them work as domestic servants, gardeners or laborers to earn a subsistence.
I do think this has been the direction that the middle east is taking, and it got a big shove in that direction with the defeat of Iraq.
It's a brilliant plan and it is working. |
