Display:
It's quite possible the realities of government would have split the moderate wing from the radical wing. But we will never find out. As we will never find out what Hamas would have done had it been allowed to normally take power in the PA.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. — Euripides
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Sep 14th, 2006 at 08:41:41 AM EST
[ Parent ]
Well, as the linked account says, the 'radical wing' was effectively neutered by the elections (its two leaders were under arrest and the sole 'moderate' who remained taking over the party structure), so the question is how much the Salafists would have been allowed back into (central) power (or climbed back on their own using local power as basis) should election victory force their leaders' release.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Thu Sep 14th, 2006 at 09:08:33 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Display:
Login
. Make a new account
. Reset password
Occasional Series