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Originally Posted by samcol
So what if the majority of the people are behind Hamas in this election, that doesn't give them the authority to commit terrorism.
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What a strange notion... if only American politics followed your example.
Just because the majority of people elected the Republican Party doesn't give them the authority to invade another country...
Hamas has been elected because even the Palestinians could see that Arafat and Abbas were ineffective. They have elected a government that they feel will be effective in getting them their land.
I agree with roachboy on this... this discussion is pointless without discussing the whole picture.
I stick by my original feeling that we should wait and see. Now that Hamas is in power, the ball is in their court. They will either compromise on their position or they won't. Judge them by their future and current actions rather than their past.