Mike, it is also hard to negotiate with people who have just had their father / mother / brother / sister killed in an air strike or had their homes or businesses destroyed... or had their store looted or lost their job as a government official or as part of the military. They just don't give a shit about what anyone else has to say, they lost stuff, and they know who took it from them.
At that point, the radical terrorist message starts to sound way closer to the truth (as they know it) than anything the US can say.
Terrorism breeds terrorism... and so on. The actions of Isreal against the palestinians should be a clear indication that you can take their land, you can kill them, you can kill their leaders, and still they attack, they still launch suicide attacks, and they still inflict painful losses on Isreal on a daily basis. Any "win" that involves your citizens dying on a daily basis is a pretty hollow victory.
Alex
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