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Is there any country outside a handful America is not supplying with munitions?

So, what does this all mean for US policy? If, as I'm suggesting, we can't effectively prop up Fatah by such means as military aid, are we doomed to sit this one out and just hope that Hamas doesn't win? No, definitely not. It's actually quite simple: when it comes to strengthening Palestinian moderates, the best approach is to show that the path of moderation and dialogue actually brings results. That means, for instance, that the Bush administration should be involved in brokering a deal between Olmert and Abbas that, upon completion, leads to Israeli withdrawals from some Palestinian territories, the closing down of certain checkpoints, and other positive outcomes.

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