It'll be like the American army going through the streets of Paris. They're sitting there ready to form a new government. The people will be so happy with their freedoms that we'll probably back ourselves out of there within a month or two." On May 1, 2002, on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Armey called for Palestinians to be expelled from the Palestinian Occupied Territories. Armey, a staunch supporter of Israel, repeatedly said that he would be "content" with Israel completely taking over all of the Palestinian Occupied Territories and transferring the Palestinian population out. He further stated that the Palestinians could then build their state in the "many Arab nations that have many hundreds of thousands of acres of land". Books References External links Dick Armey political contributions from Influence Explorer at the Sunlight Foundation Richard K. Armey Collection and Photograph Series at the Carl Albert Center at FreedomWorks Armey in Exile, Luke Mullins, The Washingtonian, June 26, 2013 1940 births Living people 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century Presbyterians 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century Presbyterians Activists from Texas American Christian Zionists Economists from Texas American Presbyterians Majority leaders of the United States House of Representatives People from Towner County, North Dakota People from Denton County, Texas Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas Tea Party movement activists University of Jamestown alumni University of North Dakota alumni University of North Texas faculty University of Oklahoma alumni 20th-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers Economists from North Dakota 21st-century American economists 20th-century American economists 21st-century American male writers Members of Congress who became lobbyists