Posted on 09/07/2004 12:58:05 PM PDT by yonif
Translation from Hebrew to English by me
A censure from Washington on the attack in the Gaza Strip last night arrived. The American Secretary of State, Collin Powell, said in a first response to the operation: "revenge is not a solution." This has been the worse response coming from the American goverment regarding IDF operations in the territories.
A day after the IDF operations, where 14 Hamas terrorists were killed, the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, denied that this was a revenge operation for the terror attack in Beer-Sheva. "We are working against terrorism coming from the outside and unfortunatly from the inside," he said at a ceremony for the holiday with Likud activists in Jerusalem.
But Powell was not persuaded. In a press conference in Washington the American Secretary of State said: "I don't think that those (Israeli response operations) help much. The situation is tragic." In his words, the Israeli IDF responses "do not bring forward any solution to the problems in the region that we are facing."
On the Palestinians, Powell said that they should follow President Bush's roadmap. Sadly, he said, the Palestinian leadership has not taken over the armed groups yet.
Ynet reports: http://www.ynet.co.il/Ext/Comp/CdaNewsFlash/0,2297,L-2974267_184,00.html
"the activities of response between the Israelis and Paelstinians do not aid anything. The situation is all tragic and these responses are not the solution."
Let's not be negative. Instead, let us have a positive attitude. If we try really hard, we can accomplish a solution with sufficient revenge! Let's go for it!
Too bad the Israelis didn't perform a surgical strike against the civil servants in the US State Department. Wait a minute.
On the other hand, those terrorists will never get frisky again.
yes, revenge is not a solution. Revenge is too petty and small-minded. The solution is to strike back in such a massive, humiliating and overwhelming way, that several generations of mohammadeans would dare not even think of raising a hand against the West again.
Negotiation is likewise not a solution. You can't negotiate with suicidal jihadis, because jihad is a permanent state and jihad death is fun.
George Bush! Get your head out of your ass and fire Colin Powell!! Sheesh! Are you simple!?
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