WTF were they thinking???

I'm sorry, if the fucking Palastinians are so goddamn stupid as to think that the way to nationhood is through Hamas, then they are probably too fucking stupid to be trusted using modern appliances--much less governing themselves. People who feel so strongly that they are right that they have to mask themselves when they commit their particular atrocities in support of their "noble" cause are, in my opinion, nothing more than worthless scum who deserve to be squashed whenever and wherever found. And if a people are so goddamn dense as to think these vermin are the hope and salvation of their futures, then they deserve whatever nastiness comes their way.

I do feel for the Palastinians. I think that these poor people have been manipulated for the past eighty plus years, and that, in 1949, their leaders did screw them badly. However, the time has come for them to understand that they are not going to get the lands they voluntarily abandoned (it wasn't the Jews who forced them out of their homes--it was their fellow religionists who thought they could use this simple people as their foils) back. The time has come for them to understand that Israel is here to stay, and they need to learn to live with that fact. The problem, of course, is that neither Lebanon nor Jordan is about to give up sovereignty over their territory in favor of the Palastinians any more than Israel is. So, they either live with the land they now have or they work out a deal with Egypt for a bigger piece of the Sinai peninsula. (Note: although most of Sinai is, today a stinking desert, with modern solar desalinization technology, there could be more than adequate water to make the desert bloom.)

So, as long as Hamas is waving their guns and talking like street punks, I have no more sympathy for the Palastinians. And, by-the-way, they should note that the fact that Iran has THE BOMB does them no good at all. If some Muslim fanatic does use one on Israel, the Palastinians go as well. No, what I foresee is some very bad times for Palastinians until the next set of elections. At which time one hopes that the citizenry will have come to their senses and will put rational people back into office. Note that by "rational" I do not necessarily mean Nevil Chamberlin types. One can be highly partisan and work tirelessly for the best interests of one's people and still be open to negotiation and compromise. What the Palastinians need to remember is that a good compromise is one where nobody is happier than anybody else...