Comments on: Carter’s Role In Legitimizing Hamas

Weekly Standard: Former President May Have Altruistic Motives But His Visit Is Imprudent And Dangerous

[Razzl]

"CBS censored "t-it-for-tat retaliation"

LOL, don''t feel bad, you also can''t spell the Vice President''s first name on this blog either. It''s prude city, baby...

[sheila2u-2009]

OUT WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY....A SENILE OLD BIGOT. TIME FOR HIM TO MIND HIS OWN BUSINESS. HOW DARE HE GET IN THE MIDST OF THIS MESS OVER THERE !!

[brianbwb-2009]

Hamas was legitimately elected by the people to lead them, they have no need to have Mr. Levitt confer "legitimacy" upon them.

Mr. Carter is also not "conferring legitimacy" upon a legitimately elected leadership, he is recognizing the fact that we must talk to the elected leaders of people if we are to understand and work toward a positive relationship with them.

In fact, it is the group of people who preach Democracy, then deny the Palestinians the right to be served by the leadership it elects, that need to prove their own "legitimacy"...

[juwboy]

ROTFLMAO!!!

CBS censored "t-it-for-tat retaliation"

[juwboy]

ubrew12 said:

"Ireland holds some clues on how to solve the Palestinian issue".

Let''s see now ...

First you hold a peace conference which results in a (Good Friday) Peace Agreement that is ratified by a referendum. Then one side begins to implement the terms of the agreement, while the other drags its feet and does nothing, which causes ***-for-tat retaliation and both sides do nothing.

The citizens start to get restless, so an election is held at the urging of Tony Blair''s British government in order to consolidate the positions of the (moderate) political parties and facilitate the restarting of the implementation of the terms of the peace agreement.

It doesn''t go according to plan. The voters turf out the moderates and elect the extremist DUP and Sinn Fein/IRA parties to power.

Ian Paisley of the DUP totally REFUSES TO TALK to Jerry Adams of the IRA until the IRA destroys its weapons and recognises the authority of the Northern Ireland police and judiciary.

Result: the IRA puts its weapons out of use, recognises the authority of the police and judiciary and the current metastable bonhomie among Northern Ireland''s politicians is created.

The bonhomie among the politicians, however, is not reflected on the streets of Northern Ireland where sectarian incidents occur DAILY.

Anyway, the lesson for Israel is clear.

Israel should REFUSE TO TALK to Hamas until it disarms and recognises Israel''s right to exist.

[ramos937]

Attila, the Hun centuries ago, had the intent to sack Rome, the eternal city a very long time ago. The Pope of that time sent word to Attila that he wanted to talk. They met and Attila spared Rome. History is full of examples like this.

Hamas is real and active. To ignore it is a mistake. Carter''s meeting with Hamas can be the start of a very real peace process. Rice and company need to check their egos at the door and meet with all parties.

[ubrew12]

ApprxAm said: "[Palestinians] can''t trust Bush, that can''t trust Rice and they can''t trust the EU. Trust has to start somewhere and maybe that can begin with Carter. I truely believe he wants a fair solution to this difficult problem."

Thats right. The whole issue is trust, and who better than a nobel peace prize winner to start the dialog.

And those peace prize winners are kinda hard to find among the neocons (snicker!).


[BTW, ApprxAm, keep posting. Your posts are knowledgeable and informative. Not the disinformation one battles here constantly]

[ubrew12]

bluestardad said: "ITS ABOUT TIME AMERICA GOT OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST BEFORE WE LET OUR BLIND DEVOTION TO ISRAEL GET US INTO REAL TROUBLE!"

Well, here''s one lib who thinks Israel has a definite right to exist, even a right America should be willing to stand up and defend. That doesn''t stop us from desiring a solution to the Palestinian problem that involves more than shooting at them. Too many people (read: Yassir Arafat) have made too much money promoting Arab-Israeli tension. We need to take the profit out of the picture, get everyone on board for making money the ''old fashioned way'', and terrorism will go bye-bye. Carter is on the right track in talking. Bush, as usual, takes the hard line and loses a chance at real, constructive, dialog.

Ireland holds some clues on how to resolve the Palestinian issue. That requires something more than ignoring an entire Palestinian people and then insisting you had backbone cuz you didn''t do anything about the problem.

[bluestardad]

THE SAME NEOCONS WHOS FATHERS WERE NOT FOR TALKING TO CHINA ARE NOW TAKING MONEY FROM CHINA TO FUND THE IRAQ WAR!

GO FIGURE!

GOOD JOB JIMMY TALK TO HAMAS!


CLINTON WANTS TO SET A NUCLEAR SHIELD OVER ISRAEL!

ITS ABOUT TIME AMERICA GOT OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST BEFORE WE LET OUR BLIND DEVOTION TO ISRAEL GET US INTO REAL TROUBLE!

AMERICANS STAND UP OR SHUT UP!

[ubrew12]

cicada786 said: "ubrew12 your facts are all fiction. What part of the childrens section of the library do get your stories "

Do you have a different understanding of the overthrow of Mosaddeq? Do you know who he is?

Maybe the problem is you''ve spent too much time in the adult section of the library, reading about Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.

American ignorance ASTONISHES the rest of the world.