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To: Sir Francis Drake who wrote (54029)	10/22/2002 9:13:18 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Well Nadine, you're back to your Debka-style distortions So, you think the Palestinians will keep attacking over the 1967 borders, but the Israelis should withdraw anyway. A unilateral Israeli withdrawal will convince the Arabs of -- what, besides Israeli weakness? I don't get the logic. They are to give up land they won in a defensive war, for no peace? When the Arabs get back the "stolen" land of 1967, they will demand the "stolen" land of 1948. Don't you ever listen to them? They don't hide their intentions. And as I keep saying, yes, appeasement reduces casualties -- short-term. Long-term, it increases them. You haven't added the casualties from the coming Israeli-Hizbullah war into your Lebanese withdrawal calculations. One thing we agree on, is no peace without a political solution and a Palestinian democracy. But you cannot negotiate with dictators and ideologues who just want you dead. outside of its internationally recognized pre-67 borders Oh for cripes sake, who recognizes those borders? Did the Arabs prepare to destroy Israel in 67 because they recognized those borders? Does Syria recognize those borders? Does Lebanon? Does Iraq? Does Saudi Arabia? they won't even use the name "Israel". Those damn borders just became sacred cows to the Arabs when they lost land to Israel -- the name of the game is demand something for nothing. Land for no peace. If I were you, I would spend more time worrying about the Arab soul -- they need it more.