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...winning the peace in Iraq is a battle that will be won or lost politically, in the hearts and minds of Iraqis. And Iraqis will judge the U.S. first and foremost on its ability to deliver security and restore the basic functioning of a society free of Saddam's chokehold - a mission the insurgents will, undoubtedly, be doing their utmost to disrupt at every turn. It may be premature to say the battle is being lost, but nor is it possible, yet, to claim that it is being won. Which may be why Washington's only viable exit strategy from...
...terror attacks are perceived to be imperiling Palestinians' chances of resuming their working lives, pressure will mount on the organization to suspend such attacks. At the same time, however, the flurry of diplomatic talks have thus far had little impact on the lives of ordinary Palestinians struggling under the chokehold of military occupation while settlements and Sharon's "security fence" encroach on more and more of their territory. Ultimately, the actions of Hamas, and possibly other militant groups, will be dictated primarily by how they read the Palestinian mood. Which may be why the idea of an international...
...Even Arafat's talk of reform, elections by year's end and a new cabinet within a week, has done nothing to ease the plight of ordinary Palestinians. For the residents of the West Bank, Arafat's new freedom of movement contrasts with the Israeli chokehold on their own daily lives, and ability to earn a living - and the blockade on many of those towns is tighter than ever. Half of the Palestinian population of the West Bank and Gaza now lives below the poverty line, and even middle class residents of established West Bank towns are reduced to begging...
...party come election time. That may leave him overly reliant on the relatively more dovish Labor Party, to avoid having to call new elections. But the edge of the envelope in Israeli realpolitik is determined by Washington, and Sharon has little choice now but to walk back from his chokehold on Arafat and begin anew the cease-fire dance. Still, the respite may be temporary...
...Indeed, it is the impression of the American referee leaving the ring while Sharon puts Arafat in a chokehold that has caused the most alarm in Arab and European capitals over the past three days - particularly when their TV screens are filled with images of terrified Palestinian children fleeing air strikes in Gaza. But despite the impression of Sharon having been given a green light to do as he sees fit, the Bush administration remains deeply divided over how to proceed. Only a week ago the State Department had sent General Anthony Zinni to cajole both sides into a cease...