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Submitted by Daniel Dubei (United States), Aug 25, 2006 at 11:17

Dr. Pipes,

So is it your 'expert' belief that Egypt and Jordan are really at war with Israel still? Is the fact that Egypt has not fought against Israel since 1973, and has worked behind the scenes to solve Israel's problems with Hamas not a sign of "deep seated change vis-a-vis Israel?" Why do you so easily dismiss ACTUAL peace and instead favor war? True victory is in the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. There is no greater victory that Israel has achieved in its short modern history than this. The Six-Day War achieved no lasting victory because just seven years later, her Arab neighbors snuck attacked her once again. Yet, since the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, those two nations have not lobbed missiles at each other or murdered one another. Why is this not significant in your "expert" eyes?

I really do wonder why American Middle East "experts" don't understand that peace actually is possible in the Middle East, if you but look for it. You talk about "winning." There is no greater win than to be at peace with your neighbors. The greatest victory of the Middle East to this point is the 1979 Camp David accords that produced a peace treaty between an Arab nation and Israel. No greater victory than peace.

Dan


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this is academic... [167 words]BobAug 24, 2006 15:40
Do you talk of anything else besides war?
[w/response] [249 words]
Daniel DubeiAug 21, 2006 16:40
Let's Talk about Egypt and Jordan
[w/response] [325 words]
Daniel DubeiAug 24, 2006 22:46
⇒ Just a Piece of Paper? [219 words]Daniel DubeiAug 25, 2006 11:17
Moderate Muslims : hard to find [82 words]AlSJAug 19, 2006 19:44
Whitewash of Muslim attacks [72 words]Indigent GunnerAug 18, 2006 15:28
"Ethnic Cleansing" as Hezbollah and Iran's Goal [64 words]KenAug 17, 2006 00:02
Yes, a most insidious change [628 words]ChristinaAug 16, 2006 14:31
The "Just War" Theory [196 words]cubedAug 15, 2006 17:39

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