re: #676 drcordell

It’s not that hard to understand. Hamas was elected in questionable elections (pushed for by the eminently wise GW Bush I might add). The result was hardly a landslide for Hamas. The elections were bitterly contested.

Now you’re just saying things that simply are not true. 78% of Palestinians turned out for the election and Hamas gained 76 seats in the 132-seat legislature.

That, my friend, is a landslide by anyone’s standards.

Now, as a result of the blockade and the resulting flotilla clusterfuck, Hamas’ popularity has risen.

Really? Their popularity has risen from almost unanimous to completely unanimous? Wow. Impressive.

They have been massively strengthened economically by their ability to sell smuggled goods at inflated prices.

Gee, that’s not what they say.

Their ability to smuggle weapons has not been curtailed.

Again, this is absolutely not even remotely true. You’re just making stuff up.

And yes, despite all of this much of Gaza remains a bombed-out shithole. I’m not sure why Hamas can’t be strengthened while Gazan infrastructure remains completely bombed-out. Terrorists don’t need infrastructure. In fact, Hamas prefers that Gaza remain bombed out.

Hmm. And why would that be? So that people like you will be fooled into giving them moral support and sympathy they don’t deserve.