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Originally posted by NY Madman:

No... I don't think anyone who is grounded in reality ever thought that Arafat ever wanted peace. That was wishful thinking on their part. Everyone knows the truth now. I actually think the saner element of the Palestinians want him gone.
Look, if you kill Arafat, you'd have more chaos in the middle east than you do already now that Saddam is out of power. Look at what's going on in Iraq. Complete and utter lawlessness. If Arafat were to go, the entire Islamic middle east would rise up and kick Israel's ass, and we'd be there right in the middle of it. Unless Arafat dies of natural causes, we're up shit creek because of our alliance with Isreal.