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Losing In Advance

Submitted by El jefe, Jun 12, 2007 09:42

"If you give me $10, I will stop kicking you." What is to prevent me from kicking you again once I have your $10? Israel is giving up something now for a promise of some long term benefits from a country who has historically violated every agreement and promise it made. Without 'temporal equivalence', Israel will be the loser.

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