Ariel Sharon

**English assassin** · 01-06-2006, 10:48

Well I don't know if its tasteless or not but I do find it a tricky question how I am supposed to feel when a war criminal suffers a stroke. As a human, I am sorry for him, as a politician, not so sure.

On the purely political front whoever succeeds him the break in continuity right now seems likely to be unhelpful IMHO.

**Spetulhu** · 01-06-2006, 11:07

Suspicious how he manages to keel over just when he started work on making a lasting peace with the Palestinians.

**Ser Clegane** · 01-06-2006, 11:11

Originally Posted by Spetulhu

Suspicious how he manages to keel over just when he started work on making a lasting peace with the Palestinians.

Well - he is 77, overweight and probably didn't get a lot of rest lately - I don't really think that a stroke is that surprising.

**Prodigal** · 01-06-2006, 12:00

He's currently in surgery, (again), I was horrifed when he was voted in, & have been more & more suprised by the direction he took, I can't see him getting back into politics, even if he survives the next few days. Its a damn shame, because I don't think Israel has anyone with enough political clout & credibility to finish the outstanding moves he's made toward some realistic form of peace.

**Vladimir** · 01-06-2006, 14:09

Ol' Pat is entitled to his opinion but I don't like it when he and the barbarians (HAMMAS, Islamic Jihad, et. al.) seem to be saying the same thing.

**Efrem** · 01-06-2006, 14:24

Aye when Pat Robinson, Hamas and Soly all agree you know theres something dreadfully wrong with the stance taken.

**Geoffrey S** · 01-06-2006, 14:29

Can't say I like him as a politician, but he was doing quite a good job of things. There are certainly far worse alternatives waiting in the wings, when what the region needs is a person who can keep the peace process going in a relatively stable manner; whatever his faults or his reasons he was keeping things moving in the right direction, and I'm not confident a new leader could do that as well.

**Scurvy** · 01-06-2006, 15:15

I do hope his departure acts as a catalyst fro peace and not a hindrance (although that seems unlikely) i must say i never really liked him however his recent moves in Gaza etc. were a step in the right direction. With a bit of luck we might get a slightly more open leader for israel and resolve the dispute (although honestly because of the mix of religous and positional hostility and the length of time its been happening that that is very unlikey)