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RB, it could be beneficial to put Hamas in a coventional political position, that is ofcourse if you can see them amending their charter and ever accept any sort of peace with Israel. Such line of thinking is delusional at best.
Second, I don't think it comes as a big surprise to any America who pays attention to the situation, at least not me, that this happened. To the Palestinian people Hamas is great, it educates their children, feeds them, provides civil/social services, plus gives them hope against the evil zionists. Not to mention that by and large even the Palestinians knew Arafat and the PA was a joke and not working for their plight.
In response to three I don't see contempt this as "conservative contempt" for democracy. I just think it is an acknowledgement of the sad reality is that the choice these people made could potentially suck really really bad, for them, for Israel, for everyone. It was their choice to make no doubt, doesn't make it the right, or that we should have to accept it with a smile.
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