Garrison State

Submitted by Blackspeare (United States), May 16, 2006 at 22:57

Dr. Pipes...

What you say is true up to a point, but after nearly 40 years of occupying Gaza and the West Bank nothing is working. In light of this the current Israeli regime is on a new tact originally formulated by Sharon. And that tact is the creation of a garrison state. By withdrawing from Gaza and eventually the West Bank world opinion will be more with Israel as they assume a defensive posture. When you occupy a territory even a defensive move is seen as an offensive ploy. With a garrison state, secured by a "fence", any aggressive tactics by the Palestinians can now be met with superior power and the world may not condemn the action. It's worth a try.

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".