[Chill Cosby]

Originally Posted by blankall

So you admit that a terror group is in power, but you don't think Israel should be able to take steps to limit what they get their hands on?

When did I ever say that? I would ask, for the sake of a fair and balanced argument, that you avoid creating false stances and attacking them. I very clearly said the opposite of what you're asserting:

Originally Posted by Chill Cosby

I'm not saying they shouldn't have protected themselves by controlling imports and exports

Originally Posted by blankall

And yes there was an Agreement on Movement and Goods in place. Pursuant to that agreement, the Gazans received full movement of goods, and would have immediately received a seaport and eventually an airport, both under Palestinian control.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreeme...ent_and_Access

It was all part of a process that was going to normalize the Gaza Strip. All signs point to their being a gradual and total withdrawal until Hamas was put into power. What purpose does Israel have to control the area if they have withdrawn the Jews from it?

All true. They would have received a seaport, an airport. All signs did point to there being a gradual and total withdrawal. This however, never came to fruition, namely because of the threat Hamas posed. Unfortunately, this truthfulness of this post regarding the intentions of a gradual, eventual withdrawal, with further freedoms to be granted in the future (until the Hamas took over) is in direct conflict with the post you made, which I said was factually incorrect:

Originally Posted by blankall

They withdrew from their to see what the effect would be of a later withdrawal form the West Bank. The West Bank has border is a much larger and harder border to defend.

Immediately upon withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians voted in Hamas and used the territory as a platform to launch guerrilla warfare against Israeli citizens.

Your logic is flawed, in that the citizens of Gaza were already rewarded, and they responded with violence.

As I said (and you admitted to in the post quoted at the top), no withdrawal was completed. No "reward" was bestowed upon Gaza. Withdrawal was the eventual goal, with eventual freedom granted to Gaza, but this never occurred. Israel never gave up control, never ceased it's role as an occupying power, and never allowed the people of Gaza to be free. If the "reward" you speak up was pulling military personnel out, you are correct, but the rest of your post isn't accurate. We all know why Israel never withdrew, and it was a valid reason. That does not, however, mean that fictional accounts of what happened should form the backbone of your argument.

I took issue with your claims that Israel withdrew and rewarded Gaza. Something that, while intended, never occurred. Thank you for admitting as much.