Long Slide

Lee Smith pointed out something that's been dimly in the back of my mind for a long time. I've never believed the Palestinian Authority was a legitimate government, mainly because it was headed by a murdering bastard. Mr. Smith points out the ugly truth that dealing with Arafat was what popularized terrorism as a tactic. It's been a long slide down a slippery slope since 1974. Sadly, not enough people have realized the problem. As was mentioned in another context recently, behavior which is rewarded is repeated. Arafat was rewarded with more than he ever dreamed was possible. Is it any wonder we got more terrorism because of it?

Mr. Harris also points out the failures of multi-culturalism, but that's a subject for another, much longer post.