05-08-2002, 08:22 AM
What we need is a little less faith and a lot more common sense.
What's really dissappointing is Sharon is going to give the terrorists EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT!!
Think about it. In the last week, AMAZING progress has been made toward peace. The troops pulled out, the siege in Ramalla was ended, the siege at the Church of the Nativity is almost over, and people were actually sitting down and talkng seriously about the next steps. That TERRIFIES the extremists. The extremists don't want a Palestine and an Isreal, just a Palestine. So, they set off another bombing and derail the whole process AGAIN! And Sharon is inevitably going to help them by sending in troops and "cracking down" again.
It's just like the Northern Ireland peace process. Every time they got close to an agreement on a shared government, another bombing went off. Eventually, everybody involved had to say no matter how many bombs go off, we don't stop talking and negotiating. And at the same time, the IRA and Sin Fein had to crack down on there own people and stop the violence. And it's worked so far.
And on an "enlightened self-interest" front, I want this damn crisis over so the stock market can fully recover and the value of my stocks go back up.
Suspected Pipe Bomber Arrested
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Edited By Arthur Dent on May 08 2002 at 04:40
What's really dissappointing is Sharon is going to give the terrorists EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT!!
Think about it. In the last week, AMAZING progress has been made toward peace. The troops pulled out, the siege in Ramalla was ended, the siege at the Church of the Nativity is almost over, and people were actually sitting down and talkng seriously about the next steps. That TERRIFIES the extremists. The extremists don't want a Palestine and an Isreal, just a Palestine. So, they set off another bombing and derail the whole process AGAIN! And Sharon is inevitably going to help them by sending in troops and "cracking down" again.
It's just like the Northern Ireland peace process. Every time they got close to an agreement on a shared government, another bombing went off. Eventually, everybody involved had to say no matter how many bombs go off, we don't stop talking and negotiating. And at the same time, the IRA and Sin Fein had to crack down on there own people and stop the violence. And it's worked so far.
And on an "enlightened self-interest" front, I want this damn crisis over so the stock market can fully recover and the value of my stocks go back up.
Suspected Pipe Bomber Arrested
If your too lazy to complete the FREE registration for nytimes.com, tough shit.
Edited By Arthur Dent on May 08 2002 at 04:40