Al-Qaeda in Gaza

Captain Ed posts about al-Qaeda gaining a foothold in Gaza:

Now we face the possibility of pushing the creation of a pre-failed state, a proto-Taliban in which al-Qaeda freely operates. Why the US should find that in our interest, or in the interest of peace, escapes me completely. The Palestinians themselves have made it clear at the ballot box that they prefer the warlike approach of Hamas over the pseudomoderate approach of Fatah, and now AQ has begun to provide them the war they obviously want against both the US and Israel. Even if Abbas wanted to eject the terrorists, he clearly has shown he cannot, even with the existing Hamas and IJ. He certainly won't have the fortitude to stand up to AQ.

And the Palestinians are the ones who will be stuck in the middle unless they act decisively to oust AQ. I imagine that Israel will not sit still while an even more radical Islamist movement gains on their borders.