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There was a balance, a peaceful situation.

David F Mayer — 3/9/2005 1:36:53 PM (archived)

The PLO came in and upset the balance by armed force. That triggered the mess. Look it up.

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Robert Fisk finally finds an occupation he likes. - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2005 7:28:33 PM
- Just so I'm clear.... - et - 3/9/2005 5:06:41 AM
  - All right, all right... - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2005 5:53:30 AM
- If the Lebanese civil war rekindles, will you admit that Fisk was right and you were wrong? (n/t) - alcaray - 3/8/2005 9:32:12 PM
  - The real question is: Will the rekindled Civil War in Lebanon spill over into a civil war in Syria. - Scott Evil - 3/9/2005 7:01:36 PM
  - re: If the Lebanese civil war rekindles - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2005 10:16:17 PM
    - If Syria can bus in protesters from home, - David F Mayer - 3/8/2005 10:49:16 PM
      - That's a pretty simplistic view of the origin of the war - alcaray - 3/8/2005 11:01:49 PM
        
        There was a balance, a peaceful situation. - David F Mayer - 3/9/2005 1:36:53 PM
    - No. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/8/2005 10:39:22 PM
- You may be right - Lindy - 3/8/2005 8:52:59 PM
  - re: You may be right - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2005 10:23:15 PM
- This is good news - Gary - 3/8/2005 7:51:33 PM
  - re: This is good news - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2005 8:47:49 PM

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