Understanding terrorism

Undertoad · 08-14-2005, 09:57 AM

Cyc, that's good karma by you, stating up front that you don't have all the answers. I don't either.

I don't think Israel/Palestine is the root of any of this. I think it's just the most visible flashpoint. It fails to explain things like Bali and Chechnya.

I don't think negotiation works at all because I think the other side sees it as a point of weakness. In 1999 Clinton worked with Arafat to come to a negotiated agreement on the problem. He was offered more than he'd ever been offered before. His answer was to turn it all down and return home and start the most recent intifada. "They are talking, they must be at the end of their rope, it's time to attack!"

08-14-2005, 09:57 AM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Cyc, that's good karma by you, stating up front that you don't have all the answers. I don't either. I don't think Israel/Palestine is the root of any of this. I think it's just the most visible flashpoint. It fails to explain things like Bali and Chechnya. I don't think negotiation works at all because I think the other side sees it as a point of weakness. In 1999 Clinton worked with Arafat to come to a negotiated agreement on the problem. He was offered more than he'd ever been offered before. His answer was to turn it all down and return home and start the most recent intifada. "They are talking, they must be at the end of their rope, it's time to attack!"

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)