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Hamas Victory
Reader comment on item: [The Hamas Victory and] Prospects for Peace

Submitted by H. Yazdi (United States), Jan 31, 2006 at 01:55

Some body should have told the Bush administration "be careful what you wish for you might get it".

It is amazing to me that we are encouraging democracy as a panacea for the entire world. Nowhere in the Middle East except for Israel foundations for democracy exists. We are fooling ourselves if we think democracy will bring peace to the Middle East. With election of Hamas, in effect Iran has become Israel's neighbor. I suspect the West will find a way for accepting Hamas on the pretext that if we don't, Iran will fill the void and help Hamas even more.

The West should do all it can to defeat both Hamas and Iran and all Islamofascists in the world and not to be worried about losing markets or money. I am confident that if we don't take care of this problem, the extremists in Jordon and Egypt will get encouragement from success of the elections in the territories and the whole Middle East will be engulfed.
Somehow the Algerian solution to so called free elections suddenly looks very good.

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PA honours killer of innocent children [687 words]faqiMar 14, 2006 02:25
Such a double standard [288 words]Cynthia BrownFeb 13, 2006 10:00
To make it shorter [378 words]HilareFeb 7, 2006 13:54
↔ to Hilare To make it shorter [378 words] [230 words]AfifFeb 8, 2006 06:50
World must heed Palestinian choice: Israel Islamists [334 words]SophieFeb 6, 2006 15:46
I Love Your Articles [22 words]Zeeshan AliFeb 6, 2006 10:08
Moslem Militia Groups [187 words]Daniel DunkFeb 5, 2006 11:59
↔ Islamic Strategy [57 words]Ben RedyFeb 6, 2006 10:58
Hamas victory is horrible.. [349 words]M Saleem AkhtarFeb 5, 2006 09:45
Achieving Balance?, or just Weigh Out On A Limb? [241 words]orange yonasonFeb 5, 2006 04:04
little murders [166 words]donvanFeb 3, 2006 14:18
Thankful for Presidential Term Limts - I hope [68 words]Know Thy EnemyFeb 3, 2006 12:14
Wake Up [129 words]CraegFeb 2, 2006 23:05
↔ The root cause of the "embracing" [100 words]PigfootFeb 3, 2006 12:36
HAMAS victory, not a bad thing after all (faithfreedom.org) [95 words]AhmedFeb 1, 2006 17:24
↔ wrong info response to a(h)mad [96 words]HarrakFeb 1, 2006 20:22
↔ Harrak's comment on faithfreedom.org [123 words]AhmedFeb 3, 2006 14:38
↔ ahmed is right [211 words]italianFeb 4, 2006 17:57
↔ Reply to Arsenault and Armand [511 words]HarrakFeb 5, 2006 00:56
↔ Harrak, if you think death threats on Ali Sina are made up, try publishing Mohammed's cartoons [162 words]AhmedFeb 6, 2006 13:17
↔ to ahmed [49 words]aysegulMar 4, 2006 13:53
Hamastan MUST be made a deterrent example [160 words]MitchellFeb 1, 2006 12:19
Dr.Pipes Rules Okay! [48 words]Ben van de PolderFeb 1, 2006 01:35
Hamas and the new coalition of the willing [406 words]HarrakFeb 1, 2006 00:27
Hamas [183 words]TellisJan 31, 2006 20:47
A Moment that Teaches [68 words]mhwJan 31, 2006 18:37
The course is set. [118 words]renchJan 31, 2006 16:54
Terrocracy [28 words]Michael T. VisnovJan 31, 2006 09:41
Election Results... [168 words]Bill SturmJan 31, 2006 08:22
We have had all the State Department "peace" we are prepared to take. [682 words]SHmuel HaLeviJan 31, 2006 06:19
Hamas win [181 words]Ghulam Muhammed, MumbaiJan 31, 2006 02:33
↔ Israel's conquests? [51 words]PDMJan 31, 2006 19:42
↔ Inflicting blood and gore? [65 words]LW in USA heartlandFeb 1, 2006 14:46
↔ Muslims universal hatred of jews [425 words]A.A.Feb 1, 2006 17:11
⇒ Hamas Victory [177 words]H. YazdiJan 31, 2006 01:55
↔ Irony? [74 words]PDMJan 31, 2006 13:46
Hamastan [151 words]Al RameyJan 31, 2006 00:26
Unenlightened [59 words]Douglas BoggsJan 30, 2006 23:44
Islamic militants vs. moderates [79 words]Frank VoslerJan 30, 2006 21:53
The fanatic Moslem world [180 words]F. ShakkiJan 30, 2006 21:07
↔ hamas? [87 words]abdul tsupaengFeb 19, 2006 03:26
Terrorist Country vs. Faction Within [186 words]IKJan 30, 2006 18:53
↔ I agree-but what about Iran? [48 words]PigfootJan 31, 2006 13:16
↔ "Palestine," Iran, & Israel [46 words]Robert ArsenaultFeb 2, 2006 14:39
↔ Sounds like a call for State Sponsored Terrorism [125 words]Cynthia BrownFeb 13, 2006 11:08
↔ Israel Has Not Done Enough to Protect its Men, Women and Children [209 words]jeff burkeFeb 19, 2006 15:43
A more disciplined opponent [80 words]David W. LincolnJan 30, 2006 18:13
Hamas Victory Is Good News [212 words]asaf applebaumJan 30, 2006 16:30
↔ Hamas victory worsens a financial crisis [56 words]BrukewilliamsFeb 5, 2009 03:07
Status Quo in the open [382 words]James BigaJan 30, 2006 16:08
More on Hamas [99 words]Maurice PicowJan 30, 2006 15:39
Prospects for peace [142 words]steven lJan 30, 2006 15:24
↔ Poverty Is Not the Enemy [75 words]Jane OJan 30, 2006 16:23
↔ Poverty [417 words]SiddaJan 31, 2006 09:03
↔ More on capitalism (lack of) [172 words]PigfootJan 31, 2006 12:56
↔ Poverty is definitely not the problem [42 words]Arvind MadhavanJan 31, 2006 13:40
Ballot Box victors: Hamas [323 words]JaneJan 30, 2006 15:07
Those Enjoying Western Cultures Need to Wake Up! [95 words]Jane OJan 30, 2006 14:38
↔ Jane is a very wise lady [116 words]BarbaraJan 30, 2006 20:25
↔ citizen action [136 words]donvanJan 31, 2006 12:21
↔ Jane .... the Israeli leadership has received that wake-up call. [220 words]Janet AnnFeb 16, 2006 14:56
What will the U.S. (President Bush) do? [281 words]Jan 30, 2006 13:20
↔ compromise and acceptance of Hamas! [79 words]PigfootJan 30, 2006 15:19
↔ The democratic process is a tool to further the Islamic agenda. [345 words]Janet AnnFeb 16, 2006 16:03

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