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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (152227)	11/21/2004 3:38:35 PM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I didn't miss any of that. The point is that over a long period of time, the two came together. You are ranting and raving about Iran today and Iran - the state - has never fired a shot against Israel. I'm not going to talk about state sponsored terrorism in this context, because an attack by Israel or the US on Iran over this issue is not state-sponsored terrorism, it is an act of war. One thing is for certain - if Israel and the US attack Iran, they will retaliate, and they have much better weaponry than Egypt had at the time and their missiles are far better than Saddam's SCUDs.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (152227)	11/22/2004 10:26:47 AM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 281500

The peace netted him a cool $2 Billion a year in US aid, which Egypt collects to this day. The Israelis overlooked his 1973 aggression and his Nazi past in order to make peace, which they greatly desired. Don't forget handing over the Sinai, too, which Sadat lost as a result of his misplaced adventurism. Details, details, historical details....... Oh, well. What's to be done when views are set in stone?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (152227)	11/22/2004 10:32:54 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

"In short, Sadat turned to peace because four wars (48, 56, 67, and 73) had taught him that the war option had been exhausted. " We can only hope the pals are exhausted now as well. Seems similar now although sadat felt he had to prove himself when he replaced nasser. Perhaps this next group of pal leaders will feel it necessary to be defiant. Enter Barghouti perhaps who may closely resemble sadat in how he might approach things while at the same time giving the pals a feeling that they have a leader who gained some credibility in fighting the israels. Of course their is the terror angle here to overcome but from the day he was arrested tried and convicted, i have viewed this guy as the possible pal mandela in the very narrow sense of the phrase. I think the israelis know this too and may have this in mind as a planB. Mike