text: Archived Weblog Entry - 05/04/2004: "Explain this one to me, please"
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  05/04/2004 Entry: "Explain this one to me, please"
  Posted by Maynard @ 04:44 PM MST
  Ariel Sharon offers to unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip, giving the Palestinians one of the things they want.President Bush endorses the plan.The Palenstinians reject it?
  I don't get it. They get at least part of what they want, and they are still in a position to negotiate for more. Ask any homeless man what he would prefer: half a loaf or none. He'll always say half. I can understand why Israelis would oppose it (it fundamentally undermines their security), but that is the reason the Palestinians would support it.
  I don't think its a good idea, since it would establish a terrorist-supporting nation in the heart of a democracy in the Middle East. Not good for regional stability. But the Palestinian attitude of all-or-nothing is ridiculous.