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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:00 AM

George Washington's warnings and U.S. policy towards Israel

Americans overwhelmingly want the U.S. to take no sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Why is that view not just disregarded, but made into a taboo?

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  • Tuesday, December 30, 2008 02:55 PM

    I like the idea of the world's first fully functional terrorist state

    That uses terrorism as a bona fide legitimate tool of domestic and foreign policy. Those 'debates' in the UN will be fascinating to watch as the ambassador from Gaza shoots the ambassador from France right there and then defends it because Allah told him too while the non aligned bloc cheers.

    I also rather like the idea a fully independent Palestinian state or states. They will find that having and running the country consists of somewhat more than criminal thuggery and waving an AK over your head.

    You bring the smores we'll watch it burn to the ground.

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