> -----Original Message----- > From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:43 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Stuff > > Would it help if every Palestinian were removed from inside the borders of > Israel, and none were let in? This is the only way I can see to stop this, > is to completely close the borders, but I don't know if it is even > possible. > > I think Isreal is in a no-win situation until one of two things happens: > 1. Israel ceases to exist as a country, and everything reverts to the way > it > was before the creation of it. > 2. Israel and the united States remove permanently every threat to the > stability of that region.
I dunno - if you're talking theory and assuming that neither if these extremes has any ramifications then maybe. But that could only be a thought experiment. Any extreme action will be responded to with generations of extreme actions/views. "Removing permanently every threat" sounds great on paper, but this isn't a zero-sum game. Any totalitarian action of that type will quickly grow out of control, in my opinion, as those who were previously apathetic assume extreme views in the face of extreme actions. Should Israel cease to exist as a country (very unlikely, I think) then you can rest assured that loyalists will use whatever means necessary (terror tactics as well) to return it to status. I doubt, as you do, that there is a solution (beyond time). Jim Davis President, http://www.depressedpress.com Webmaster, http://www.firstnight.org Webmaster, http://www.cfAdvocacy.org Senior Consultant, http://www.metlife.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
