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To: michael97123 who wrote (225565)3/29/2007 2:51:01 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
one is saying to accept the saudi plan verbatim. Its just a framework. Although the odds are long on its ultimate success, your misrepresenation is just silly. Gerry Adams and Ian Paisly sat together yesterday. You have to every so often give peace a chance.

Peace has been given LOTS of chances. When your opponent keeps moving the goalposts farther away instead of closer, maybe he just wants endless negotiation, not a deal.

Northern Ireland worked because Ireland and England both decided they actually wanted a deal, not endless negotations until Ulster could be forced back into Ireland whether it wanted to go or not.

The Arab countries have NEVER wanted a deal, they have ALWAYS made sure the answer was "no" if a deal looked even slightly possible. Saudi Arabia was paying Arafat to "peace process", not to actually make peace.