DrizzleMan wrote:
BUT - at this point I don't believe it's useful to dispute Israel's right to exist. Now the Israelis live there, and they have a right to live there, just like everyone in the countries around have a right to live in their countries. Destroying Israel isn't the solution; allowing Palestinians to live somewhere - some in Israel, and some in Arab countries - so that they aren't refugees for the rest of eternity - that's the solution. No more war, no more oppression, no more terrorism, no more stupid violence.
It would be very nice to see the Palestinians with their own land and Israel with peace. But the two can't happen at the same time. Ariel Sharon, in his quest for peace, shattered his support within his political party by making the Israelis pull out of Gaza Strip and give it to the Palestinians. Of course, they thanked him by using Gaza to shell Israelis with rockets.
RobertN wrote:
I wish you Americans would just stay within your own borders. You can do whatever you like there. I don't have a problem with that. Turn it into a fascist dictatorship with Bush II in charge for all I care. Just leave the rest of the world alone to sort their own problems out and attempt to live in relative peace. In short, the rest of the world DOESN'T WANT YOU!
Who, exactly, are you to speak for the rest of the world?
And why is it that, when debate occurs, that you're only able to place a few facts - generally talking points from MoveOn or something of that nature - on the table? And even then, your position can't be held up and you fall back on screaming about evil America and stupid Americans (even though those "stupid" Americans play you for a fool every time you post anything)?
Do you even realize that your moral justification as to why it's ok for terrorists to attack America would also justify Israel if they were to deliberately slaughter civilians like you claim they do?