"The big question is: do you want tornX end this conflict or just tamp it down? The arguments for the first are self-evident. Palestine fouls up our diplomacy: Israel is thrown at us whenever we ask Muslim allies for help. Unsolved, this conflict generates wars. The last administration was tripped up by the Israel-Hizbullah war in 2006. Another round in Lebanon-or a small war in Gaza, or a big one between Israel and Iran or Syria-is possible at any time.
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