On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:36:12 -0500, HKrause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:


Really? Then why did you say this:


"Jordan's king is following in the footsteps of his dead father, who
long ago came to the realization that Israel was not his enemy, and
whose son wants peace for his people. There's really nothing new
here".

The only opinions who change often are yours. As long as they oppose
the current majority political party.

Dave


Once again, Dave, your ultra conservative blinders are interfering with
your vision. Middle Eastern potentates say one thing one day and
something else the next. Whatever they say may not really be reflective
of what they are thinking at a given moment. It depends upon who is
putting pressure on them on a Tuesday as opposed to last Thursday.

With the death of Yassar Arafat, the entire complexion of relationships
in the Middle East has changed, especially among Israel's Arab border
states. Arafat was the flash point and the holy grail, if you will, of
the Arab world, even among those Arabs who didn't like him.

Jordan's now dead king learned long ago that a "deal" with Israel was in
his country's best interests, sooner or later. I've stated here many
times that of all the Arab states, Jordan is the most likely to become a
sort of real democracy, or at least a democratic monarchy. The new king
this week is saying one thing, and a month from now he'll be saying
something else, but that doesn't mind his mind has changed.

Oh I see now. It's the say one thing and do another ploy depending on
the political winds and the polls of the time? Sounds like the
democratic party.

Dave