They were both chosen
and they are who the US will have to deal with.
Dan, I pretty much say what I mean as clearly as I can, though sometimes some people have a lot of trouble understanding.
As for Arafat's "terrorist" label, he long ago understood that the use of weapons of mass destruction in the area would lead to the death of not only the Israelis but the Palestinians as well. Anyone who has been dealing with the demand side of that equation for any lenght of time will tell you pretty much the same thing.
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