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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/16/AR2006051601313.html
Needed: Holistic Support of Middle Eastern Democracy
(Washington Post) Danielle Pletka - Certainly, the victory of Hamas has been a cautionary tale. Far from moderating their positions to accommodate the burdens of leadership, Hamas officials have toed their hard line and used the power of the state to back it up. Despite pressure from the West and other Arab governments to renounce violence, Hamas has appointed murderers to senior positions and applauded terrorist acts against civilians in Israel. The writer is vice president for foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.