 AP Photo We must drop the assumption that there is no way to vanquish Hamas. Terrorists have been defeated before. TAGGED: Palestinians, Gaza, Israel, HamasRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| Western optimists hoped that, even though Hamas came to power in Gaza through violence, the realities of governing would moderate its program. It’s easy to preach Islamic revolution from the sidelines, the argument went,... more ›› |
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| At a minimum it would mean the destruction of most of Gaza's civilian infrastructure and the deaths of tens of thousands, potentially hundreds of thousands, of civilians. It would take a year's worth of awful images from Syria's... more ›› |
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