Mainly because this is both an application of democracy and something that America will hate, at the same time.
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Anonymous2006-01-26 18:56
In 1982, Ariel Sharon was convicted by an Israeli commission of responsibility in a massacre of Palestinians carried out by allied Christian terrorists in Lebanon. 800 to 2000 Palestinians died in the attacks, including women and children. When he was elected Prime Minister of Israel nearly two decades later, Palestinians were horrified. They saw him as a leader who would obstruct peace. In previous governments, he had championed the settler movement - a movement which threatened peace itself.
Today, Hamas won 60% of the vote in its first attempt at parliamentary elections. It's massive landslide is similar to the landslide which elected Sharon. As soon as it happened, the Western world condemned the election (though all international observers agreed it was free and fair) and declared that no negotiations would occur so long as such an extreme group was in government. Sound familiar? Palestinians said the same thing when Sharon got elected.
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Shortcat2006-01-26 19:31
Yeah, but Sharon is in no condition to ever lead Isreal again, so I had hoped that the peace process could start again now that the main cause for its breakdown was out of the picture.
Looks like I was wrong :/
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Anonymous2006-01-27 6:33
Man, when Sharon wakes up he is going to be like "WHAT THE FUCK?"
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Anonymous2006-01-27 13:19
Hamas is an evil terrorist organization, such an entity is not fit to lead a country, we must eliminate this injustice against freedom NOW!
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zeppy!GuxAK3zcH.2006-01-27 16:10
Best rigged Democratic election yet! I can't wait to see what other new "democracies" will do, too!
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Anonymous2006-01-27 19:20
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking via a satellite link from Washington, had told the business people and world leaders in Davos that Hamas could not "have one foot in politics and the other in terror".
Uh, why not, Condi? Your country does the same thing.
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Anonymous2006-01-28 3:05
I look forward to the end of March.
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Anonymous2006-01-28 4:53 (sage)
>>7
We all know the U.S. regularly bombs the buses, nightclubs, and weddings of its political enemies.
>>9
We murdered women and children on a specific, informed attack against one of the highest ranking enemies. How many do you think we kill day to day?
This entire Hamas situation is one of most laughably ironic things the modern day has ever known.
We love democracy, we love freedom, we love the citizen's opinion! ..Oh, but we don't like your democracy, freedom, or opinion, you have to change it. I hope Osama bin Laden kills as many Americans as humanly possible. He is one of the last hopes left for democracy and freedom.
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Anonymous2006-01-29 18:59
It would all be solved if Israel would just give them back the land they stole during the wars...
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Anonymous2006-01-29 21:46
Israel didn't steal the land, you nigger. It won the land though legal and legimate wars. And the wars were done in defence too.
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Anonymous2006-01-30 2:15
lol legimate wars
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Anonymous2006-01-30 4:30 (sage)
>>13
LOL @ another american who's completely ignorant about history.
Um, no they weren't. Why do you guys keep saying that shit?
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Anonymous2006-01-30 10:50
If it was done in defense, why didn't they leave after fending off the attack?
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Anonymous2006-01-30 11:27
>>17
Defensive meaning they (Arabs) attacked first. The Arabs retreated and Israel gained ground legally.
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Anonymous2006-01-30 12:21
>>18
You don't steal ground legally idiot. If you're defending yourself then you stop advancing after the attacker leaves your territory or you retreat back to your own territory and let the inernational community hadle it diplomatically after conquering the enemy. Israel did neither.
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Anonymous2006-01-30 15:24
>>19
Um, no. If you are attacked you fight until there are no enemies left standing and get all their land. Works better when it is clear the other party attacked first.
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Anonymous2006-01-30 17:43
>>20
Yes. Once war is declared, it's anybody's game; just keep up with the Geneva Conventions.
I think there are laws concerning reasons for declaring war, but Israel was never the first one to declare war; so it doesn't apply to them.
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Anonymous2006-01-30 23:37
"teaching people to elect good men" - Woodrow Wilson
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Anonymous 2006-01-31 22:15
>>11
What you speak, sir, reeks of the propaganda of demons, as unclean as frogs were to the ancient Egyptians. Wishing for death upon anyone else is below human.
Not that I really care for the US; as a false prophet of peace and security, it has its own great share of bloodshed. But all three parties, Israel, the US, and the Palestinians, as political machines, are made to rip through human flesh. That's why they all have armies, official or not.