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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (187092)5/23/2006 9:00:28 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Thus, with regard to Hamas and Palestine, my view is that we should willing to guarantee that a non-democratic party, such as Hamas, is UNABLE to demolish the democratic system that is evolving there. Hamas should be required to support, sustain, and advance, the system that granted them entree to power. If not, then our interests lie in protecting the system, not some intolerant and repressive non-democratic organization.

That has nothing to do with any sanctions on Hamas. The reason we object to Hamas is that they are unwilling to state that they accept Israel. What Hamas does with respect to governance of the Palestinians is not challenged.

The US asked Hamas several years ago to join the political process and they did and they won in a democratic election. You fail to recognize that there is a soft split within Hamas. One group had decided to give the political process a chance. The other group doesn't believe the political process is viable but allows the former to give it a chance. If the US "succeeds" in booting out the Hamas party you can bet that the militant arm will resurrect.

If anyone is instigating a breakdown of the democratic system it's the US. We created a split such that the Palestinians are on the verge of a civil war.

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