Promises, promises, wait for it – "as long as the river Indus".
submitted 6 months 3 days 12 hours ago by: shakeel333 : 1 commentColin Powell tells Pakistan's General Musharraf that he will help solve the problem of Kashmir. Tony Blair offers Yasser Arafat the vision of a Palestinian state. But should we take them at their word? History shows that assurances made in wartime aren't always everything they seem
17 October 2001
1915 T E Lawrence promises Arab independence in return for the support of leaders such as Sheriff Husseyn
1917 In a letter from Arthur Balfour to Lionel Rothschild, Britain promises a Jewish homeland in Palestine
1944 President Roosevelt assures King Ibn Saud that the US will not allow the Palestinians to be dispossessed
1979-90 Presidents Carter and Reagan promise to help to rebuild Afghanistan if the mujahedin expel the Soviet invaders
1991 George Bush promises an 'oasis of peace' in the Middle East in return for Arab support in the Gulf war
2001 Tony Blair assures Yasser Arafat of Britain's commitment to a 'viable Palestinian state', including Jerusalem
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It's not lies; its the art of politics....tell the people what they want to hear and if they are foolish enough to believe you once shame on you but if they are foolish enough to keep believing you, shame on them