We've been joking that it's a good thing that the US and EU are rushing to give weapons to Fatah - that way, when Hamas overruns the West Bank in seven or eight years, they'll have a way to replenish their supplies before turning their guns back on Israelis. Looks like that time-line may be overly optimistic:

We'd like to think that most people, when confronted with a problem, consider the following proposition: "if doing X led to humiliating disaster last time, maybe we shouldn't do X this time". But not the United States. They're ready to do the exact same thing - right down to having the exact same people engage try the exact same strategies - all over again. Because just statistically it has to work one of these times, right?

References:
* Dahlan warns West Bank at risk of being overrun by Hamas [Ha'aretz]
* US To Bring Abject Failure Of Security Assistance To West Bank, Renew Pressure On Israel. What Could Go Wrong? [MR]

Previously:
* Hamas Publicly Executing Little Girls, Teen Girls, and Grandmothers
* US To Lift Embargo, Pour Money and Weapons Into West Bank
* New Way Fatah Weapons Get To Hamas: They Hijack the Damn Trucks