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Originally Posted by MakoMike
Isn't that the point of the discussion, to decide which side we should support?
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Not at all...it's about how we go about supporting the side we do.
Put simply, do you think Israel has the right, or that it's in our National interest for them to be given a "blank check" to respond to any threat however they choose?
This isn't about right and wrong, ultimately both sides share blame for where they are today.
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Why do we have to lok at it from an Arab perspective? We should be trying to be objective about it.
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This is a non-sequitor
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In cae you missed the fact, the jews have withdrawn from the Gaza and were in the process of withdrawing from the west bank. So I guess those ultrazionists aren't represented byt he Israeli Government.
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It's strategic positioning, Israel wasn't conceeding anything...and in case you missed the fact, Jewish settlers had to be removed from Gaza at gunpoint
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Thanks you for proving my point. The jews are obviously willing to live with the arabs, its the arabs that want to crush the jews.
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Now you're just stereotyping
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How do "construct a meaningful solution" with someone whoe expressed desire is to kill you?
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You're missing the point...the solution doesn't like with the extremists, it's with the masses in the middle...
And I'm not sure what polls you're looking at, but even Rush Limbaugh reported that the majority of Americans in Lebanon are Hezbollah supporters!
-spence