...was Sharon's deliberately timed attack on the Palestinians

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...was Sharon's deliberately timed attack on the Palestinians

E.P. Grondine — 4/10/2002 5:24:07 PM (archived)

who are you guys trying to bullshit here?

The Bush Jr administration had announced its "vision" which included a Palestinian state, and the best way Sharon had available to him to throw negotiations off track and thus to continue to seize more Palestinian lands was by an attack.

EP

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One possible reason for Bush having to waffle on Mideast - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2002 8:19:45 AM
- wow, *remarkable* thread...tremendous insights n/t (n/t) - McFly - 4/11/2002 1:23:31 PM
- ...was Sharon's deliberately timed attack on the Palestinians - E.P. Grondine - 4/10/2002 5:24:07 PM
  - Of course there's no chance the attack was a response to the deliberate killing of Israeli civilians...(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2002 4:10:14 PM
  - Sahron has succeeded in his tail wagging our dog. - ebnelson - 4/11/2002 12:07:23 PM
- Exageration IMO - FrankC - 4/10/2002 2:36:30 PM
- a distressing article - McFly - 4/10/2002 10:20:03 AM
- To boil down their logic a bit... - alcaray - 4/10/2002 9:48:53 AM
  - Re: To boil down their logic a bit... - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2002 10:36:29 AM
    - Where was the will? - Bowser - 4/10/2002 11:57:55 AM
      - Re: An interesting point...rethinking. - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2002 12:22:34 PM
        
        Re: Re: An interesting point...rethinking. - RNE - 4/11/2002 12:46:17 PM
        
        Rebuilding can be very expensive... - Larry J - 4/10/2002 3:43:50 PM
        
        Remember Pearl Harbor - Mary Anne - 4/10/2002 1:48:13 PM
        
        You might be right - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2002 4:07:08 PM
        
        -smile- - Mary Anne - 4/11/2002 3:30:27 PM
        
        Modern manufacturing, etc. - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/11/2002 6:18:38 PM
        
        Lack of infrastructure to support that kind of weapons production - Larry J - 4/11/2002 10:06:03 AM
        
        True...but... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/11/2002 5:03:20 PM
    - I guess it was too difficult - alcaray - 4/10/2002 11:24:00 AM
      - Re: difficult - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2002 12:25:40 PM
    - The military was gutted because people wanted a "peace dividend." - Larry J - 4/10/2002 10:52:53 AM
- Well, there's the line: "waffling" - That's bullshit. (nt) - E.P. Grondine - 4/10/2002 9:16:30 AM
  - Re: Well, - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2002 11:13:16 AM
    - Bush CLEARLY said the Israeli problem was not the equivalent of our war after 911. - ebnelson - 4/11/2002 12:09:16 PM
    - Re: Well,well,well - Publius - 4/10/2002 1:19:16 PM
      - If the Israeli army misses any terrorists... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/10/2002 2:52:51 PM
        
        I see your fantasy scenario and raise you... - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2002 4:20:16 PM
        
        "To infinity.... and BEYOND!!" - Mary Anne - 4/11/2002 3:33:49 PM
        
        Re: I see your fantasy scenario and raise you... - Publilus - 4/11/2002 2:08:04 PM
      - With all due respect, - Bowser - 4/10/2002 2:38:21 PM
        
        Yes, With all due respect, - Buck Galaxy - 4/11/2002 7:24:17 PM
        
        Re: Yes, With all due respect, - p - 4/11/2002 12:42:42 PM

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