Expelling Arafat

Matthew Yglesias wants to know if anyone thinks expelling Arafat is a good idea. I don't have a lot to say about this, because it depends far too much on what individuals do in response, and I obviously don't have intelligence assessments to theorize about how things might shape up. However, in terms of the short-term big picture, I think that The Talking Dog is in the neighborhood - see the seventh comment on the Yglesias thread.

UPDATE: Civax also has thoughts on why kicking Arafat out might not be a good idea.