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San Francisco Gate: U.S. military may be needed for Israel-Palestinian stability, key Republican says

As violence escalates in the Middle East, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says military involvement by the United States and its NATO allies might be required to bring stability to Israel and the Palestinians.

"If we're serious about having a situation of stability, a very direct action, I think, is going to be required," Sen. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., said Sunday on CNN's "Late Edition."

"At some point the United States and its NATO allies and somebody is going to have to work with the Israelis and the Palestinians who want a state to get rid of the terrorists. I think it's just that simple," Lugar said.

"Was für eine Idee! die US Christen Armee zusammen mit den Streitkraeften der Zionisten in Jerusalem. Das waere dann wohl die ultimative Provokation und die rechten Apokalypsen Fundis haetten endlich ihren "Clash of Civilisations".