Aren't theocracies fun?

Oh look. Those nice folk of Hamas have won the Palestian elections. With their fundamental doctrine of not recognising the state of Israel. Hooray! Meanwhile Israel help matters along by refusing to negotiate with the Palestinian authority whilst Hamas are on in charge. Double Hooray! And the great and good of the world - Jack Straw and Condi Rice, so it seems - make demands of Hamas which they refuse to accept. How good is religion? It allows you to make all sorts of unreasonable and pointless statements, because god has told you you're right. He's told Israel that it's his chosen country. He's told the Muslims of Palestine that in fact Israel is really theirs. And he's told Mr Tony and George W. that not only were the WMDs in Iraq, but that they need to utilise all the skills they showed there in sorting out other world troublespots.
A small message for god - make your fucking mind up. Or shut the fuck up.