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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (258)	4/20/2003 8:53:11 PM
From: rrufff	Respond to of 22250

I think something along your proposal could work but how do you guarantee that the protector/enforcers don't disappear? We've seen nations who are largely talk, e.g., France who won't come through when fighting is necessary. the UN has a horrid track record for results. Would you be willing to risk your family's life on the word of a French president's whim? I know that you exclude France, but who's to guarantee that in 10 years, one of the other coalition members wants to risk its boys to protect a bunch of Jews?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (258)	4/20/2003 9:11:11 PM
From: epsteinbd	Respond to of 22250

I can only accuse you of trying to be fair. The Golan heights will be returned. It's a question of confidence building and time. A peace cannot be imposed by a coalition. It can be and I think will be, by the US. Some re drawing of maps will be done for strategic reasons, and logical ones. The real "real estate", most built settlements will be handed to the Pals, running water included: great deal. Israel (nor Palestine) will accept internationalisation of Jerusalem. Why should they ? It'll be split close to or on the Clinton lines. Finally, Israel will never accept that its security be guaranteed by foreign powers, as they tend to drift. Russia may backtrack to SSR, France... Let's forget France, she fucked up enough. Remember president V. G. d'Estaing, on the Is/Egyptian Peace: " This peace is not approved by France. A peace that is not French made cannot be". Ten years later, he presented excuses, it must be said.