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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (799106)	8/3/2014 11:54:39 AM
From: Don Hurst	1 Recommendation Recommended By bentway Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1579772

One State Solution won't happen unless Israel comes to grips with their "Jewish State" position and The Pals find their Mandela...

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (799106)	8/3/2014 12:25:23 PM
From: combjelly	1 Recommendation Recommended By Don Hurst Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579772

So did the US - we had this idea that putting Hamas in a position of responsibility would curb their terrorist activities while they are busy running a city. True, Idiot George was pushing for an election. And the Palestinians decided to take a poke at Israel by electing Hamas. In hindsight it should have been foreseen, but the Bush administration was not very good at anticipating results. They were more of a shoot first, ask questions later....

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (799106)	8/3/2014 1:27:06 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579772

Actually, Eric, I remember Condi Rice being totally shocked and surpirsed when Hamas won the election in Gaza on her watch. The election was being closely monitored, and was a free and fair election, by all accounts. One of her "accomplisments" as Sec. State! Rice Admits U.S. Underestimated Hamas Strength nytimes.com LONDON, Jan. 29 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that the United States had failed to understand the depth of hostility among Palestinians toward their longtime leaders. The hostility led to an election victory by the militant group Hamas that has reduced to tatters crucial assumptions underlying American policies and hopes in the Middle East. "I've asked why nobody saw it coming," Ms. Rice said, speaking of her own staff. "It does say something about us not having a good enough pulse." Immediately after the election, Bush administration officials said the results reflected a Palestinian desire for change and not necessarily an embrace of Hamas, which the United States, Israel and the European Union consider a terrorist organization sworn to Israel's destruction. But Ms. Rice's comments seemed to reflect a certain second-guessing over how the administration had failed to foresee, or factor into its thinking, the possibility of a Hamas victory. <more @ link>