America, Optimus Maximus!

[rain_gryphon]

I think we should officially change the name of the country to America: Best and Greatest! (with the exclamation mark). Imagine the French sitting there in the UN forcing that out through gritted teeth every time they wanted to refer to us :D

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Look's like Arafat's about to snuff it. I have a perverse admiration for him (I seriously doubt anyone else could have hung on so long, in such adverse circumstances), but the world's better off without him. It's a shame he wasn't on our side. He had real leadership talent.

At best, the moderates will get control of Palestinian politics, and suppress the terrorists. At worst, it'll touch off a Palestinian civil war, and the moderates can be supported (perhaps even have to form an alliance with the Israelis) as they wipe out the terrorists. Either way, it looks like peace might finally have a chance.

Comments

[chahala.livejournal.com]

the other ane more likly option is that an even more extream person will take over and it will just get a lot worse.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I'm sure there are people more extreme, but I doubt any of them have Arafat's ability to unite the various factions. Very few extremists are capable of leading. That's why I think Arafat's death favours the moderates.

[mejeep.livejournal.com]

No, it's Amerika: "bestest" and greatest! just to demonstrate to the world how our "educational system" don't gotta teach good punctuation or speling :">

Having grown up reading Mad Magazine, I was taught a healthy skepticism for "Madison Ave" advertising, such as when something is called "New and Improved". I wish there were laws for how long something may be advertised as "NEW". And apply that to EVERYTHING. New York, New Jersey are over 200 years old. It's time to just call it "Yawk" and "Joisey". "York" England would become "Old York" and "Old York" becomes "Older York". The chambers of commerce would adore the ability to capitalize on their "rich heritage".