Shocked and dismayed

Why is everyone pretending that the Hamas victory is a surprise? Palestine was a one party state, Fatah was corrupt, and Palestinians in general seem to be in support of killing Israelis and throwing rocks. Hamas, as the party of killing Israelis and throwing rocks, is the perfect representative for a people committed to destroying Israel.

We act surprised because we think it would be an embarrassment, like going to the polls and waking up on the first Wednesday of November to find Nazis controlling a majority of the United States Congress. Palestinians shouldn't be surprised, they are the ones that voted.

And the world's response?

World leaders, uneasy at the prospect of a Hamas-led Palestinian government, immediately exerted pressure on the Islamic militants Thursday to recognize Israel and renounce violence as a precondition for support.

Violent group kills a lot of Israelis, garners public support, and eventually takes over the government. I don't see them renouncing violence any time soon. Being violent is working for them.

Actually, I take that back. They will renounce violence, get enough foreign aid to last for awhile, allow an "offshoot" organization to handle the day to day activities of terrorism (missile launching, bus bombings, etc), pretend like they have no control over the terrorists, blame Israel for all their problems, throw some rocks, and eventually another Palestinian will receive the Nobel Prize. It is a roadmap to peace.