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Your Summary Is Entirely Incorrect MrFarstrider Send a noteboard - 03/08/2014 02:35:45 AM

As this article states, the Middle Eastern regimes fear democratic processes. Authoritarian leadership is what keeps them in power. If Hamas truly is an extension of the Muslim Brotherhood (which I don't think it is), then the traditional regimes have reason to distance themselves from insurgent uprisings. It has NOTHING to do with Israel or tacit support for Israel.

Furthermore, Israel is portraying itself as an absolute beast on the international scene. It's one of those instances where Israel is winning the tactical objectives but losing the strategic objectives because of improper measure of force. It's a boat without a rudder and losing EU and US support by each passing day.

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The new normal in the Middle East: Israel + Moderate Nations vs. Terrorists and their supporters Anonymous2000 - 02/08/2014 07:23:03 PM 1063 Views
Your Summary Is Entirely Incorrect MrFarstrider - 03/08/2014 02:35:45 AM 775 Views
Go Israel Go! All Hamas has to do is stop firing missles into Israel. Anonymous2000 - 03/08/2014 04:07:24 AM 694 Views
You may want to ask yourself when and why they started. *NM* Legolas - 03/08/2014 06:30:12 PM 318 Views
obviously it was four weeks ago under no provocation whatsoever moondog - 04/08/2014 08:38:24 PM 721 Views
I think firing a missile at a school puts Israel at fault. TheCrownless - 03/08/2014 07:00:49 PM 772 Views
Nope, you attack your enemy wherever they are. Anonymous2000 - 03/08/2014 07:16:45 PM 662 Views
Nop, revisit missile firing 101 TheCrownless - 03/08/2014 07:25:59 PM 823 Views
You've Got This Spot On MrFarstrider - 03/08/2014 09:14:59 PM 720 Views
Sorry, you are wrong. Anonymous2000 - 04/08/2014 04:41:11 PM 674 Views
Actually, the Geneva convention agrees with me. *NM* TheCrownless - 04/08/2014 11:38:17 PM 352 Views
and all israel has to do is stop killing women and children indiscriminately moondog - 04/08/2014 08:31:45 PM 669 Views
moondog = moron Anonymous2000 - 05/08/2014 07:23:05 PM 702 Views
glad to have you on record supporting the slaughter of innocents moondog - 06/08/2014 08:28:58 PM 732 Views
Israel has no choice about this. AgentApple - 07/08/2014 11:06:14 PM 738 Views
israel has plenty of choices, they choose to ignore the ones that don't kill innocent lives moondog - 11/08/2014 11:20:02 PM 743 Views
Have to give Hamas credit for that AgentApple - 03/08/2014 10:34:10 AM 853 Views
Well nossy - 03/08/2014 11:48:25 AM 839 Views
Don't forget you are being lied to by the media AgentApple - 07/08/2014 10:48:25 PM 705 Views
Yep. AgentApple - 03/08/2014 10:24:29 AM 739 Views
Yes, Egypt is shutting its doors to Gaza and soon Hamas will be completed trapped Anonymous2000 - 03/08/2014 07:10:51 PM 726 Views
That Means They're Going To Get More Extreme MrFarstrider - 03/08/2014 09:07:03 PM 759 Views
Israel is winning the battle and winning the war..... Anonymous2000 - 04/08/2014 04:38:50 PM 687 Views
as said by many observers: you can't kill a concept moondog - 04/08/2014 08:33:43 PM 740 Views
Most of that article is pretty good really. Legolas - 03/08/2014 06:56:15 PM 754 Views
The Middle East Is A Strange Place MrFarstrider - 03/08/2014 09:30:17 PM 802 Views
I agree on the "moderate" part. Tom - 04/08/2014 10:27:15 PM 716 Views
I have an instinctive pro-democracy and anti-Gulf dictatorships bias. Legolas - 06/08/2014 09:47:45 PM 725 Views
I don't support what masquerades as "democracy" in the Middle East. Tom - 07/08/2014 04:54:39 PM 766 Views
So if I understand you right, you want to go back to the "glory days" of the 1960s. Or something. Legolas - 07/08/2014 06:31:28 PM 787 Views
While Morsi was in power, Hamas didn't need Iran AgentApple - 07/08/2014 11:14:51 PM 730 Views
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