What, a few Palestinians get killed protesting? That happens every time they shut the Temple Mount due to security concerns. They lose support internationally? Nope. Saudis, Jordanians and Egyptians want Israel right now due to their escalating conflict with Iran. People think the US is mean? There's no cost to that; the ones who hate us hate us already and the ones who like us are used to this sort of thing.
Even if it's an empty gesture, there are no costs.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Jerusalem - good idea or bad idea?
- 07/12/2017 02:04:46 AM
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Seems like a reasonable gesture. Let's remember who are friends arr *NM*
- 07/12/2017 02:43:03 AM
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My thoughts:Whatever happens at least Trump did not insert himself into the Taiwan / China situation *NM*
- 07/12/2017 03:32:37 AM
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I think at some point people need to tell Palestine they lost the war. *NM*
- 07/12/2017 11:20:55 AM
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Bad idea.
- 07/12/2017 01:36:12 PM
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There are no costs, though.
- 07/12/2017 02:20:28 PM
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It depends. You could even say both.
- 07/12/2017 07:39:19 PM
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Re: Jerusalem - good idea or bad idea?
- 07/12/2017 11:14:37 PM
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... and make them all speak French, too? Now that's just cruel. 
*NM*
- 07/12/2017 11:24:12 PM
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*NM*
- 07/12/2017 11:24:12 PM
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No, that would be silly. How can you tell the civilized ones from the barbarous otherwise? *NM*
- 08/12/2017 12:48:00 AM
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