tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post110983008489799887..comments2023-11-30T03:44:34.585-05:00Comments on Opinions Nobody Asked For: What's Behind the Ballot Boxes?Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11683622475941901572noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-1109976333058996772005-03-04T17:45:00.000-05:002005-03-04T17:45:00.000-05:00Lots of good points that I agree with wholehearted...Lots of good points that I agree with wholeheartedly in this. One minor potential correction - was Arafat not elected President of the PA in 1996? So this would be the second time the Palestinans have so voted, and, as you say, this was a direct result of Arafat's death. Lebanon also had a stable system prior to its 1980s civil war - did the assasination of the former PM have more to do with it than Iraq? That said, there's an awful lot stirring at the moment - let's put it this way: there's no way the neo-cons can be dumber than we think, so maybe the only way is up...;)<br /><br />- TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com