To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (236784 ) 7/17/2007 6:24:28 PM From: neolib Read Replies (4) | Respond to In this case it is "hope" because I "want" the better outcome. I would most likely bet against it. That said, one has to wonder if a nation can be this stupid for as long as they have been. Any Pal with a functional brain can figure out a strategy for victory, if victory is defined as a peaceful and prosperous Pal state living next to a peaceful and prosperous Israel. Why can't they collectively go out and achieve this? BTW, I can freely admit that there are elements in Israel who don't want this outcome, and may well fight it, even including Jewish terrorism to prevent such an outcome. But, I'm also 100% sure that such obstruction would not succeed. The power lies entirely within the grasp of the Pals. The same is not true for the Jews. The power to achieve peace based only on Jewish actions in the ME is non-existant. In this sense, the situation is just as asymmetric as the military balance of power. How odd that the side with overwhelming military might CANNOT achieve peace on its own, whereas the weak side could.
