Naomi is engaging in speculation here more than anything else. The reason that Sharon proceeds from the assumption that the goal these organizations have is the destruction of Israel is that Hamas and Islamic Jihad have DECLARED these as goals.
That said, Sharon's response is the wrong response because terrorism is rooted in anger. Escalation of hostilities breeds it rather than crushing it. But Putin, like Bush and Sharon, is prone to fascist tendencies.
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Date: 2004-09-13 07:27 am (UTC)That said, Sharon's response is the wrong response because terrorism is rooted in anger. Escalation of hostilities breeds it rather than crushing it. But Putin, like Bush and Sharon, is prone to fascist tendencies.