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To: Bilow who wrote (32049)6/10/2002 9:47:35 AM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 281500
 
Your statements imply that you see the Israeli/Pal conflict as purely a civil insurrection. This ignores the whole proxy war aspect of the conflict. Even if most Palestinians got thoroughly sick of the conflict, there is a core that acts on the orders of Iran and Iraq and Syria. This core effectly controls their decision-making now. Until Israel decapitates this leadership and strikes back at the sponsoring countries, its efforts can indeed be classed as mostly defensive.



To: Bilow who wrote (32049)6/10/2002 11:36:09 AM
From: jcky  Respond to of 281500
 
Well said Bilow.

I posted this article yesterday on why the Israeli military campaign is such a failure against the Palestinians.

Escalating to Nowhere: The Israeli and Palestinian Strategic Failure

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