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To: Atlantic Bridge
"Everyone who is able to understand human nature should get it that this conflict will never end as long as those young arabic men will have a reason to take revenge."

Do most of the more hateful antagonists among them really have such reasons, or do most of them have indoctrination from lifelong propaganda?

And should Israel--a nation so well practiced in restraint--need the advice on restraint?
27 posted on 07/14/2006 2:14:06 AM PDT by familyop ("Either you're with us, or you're with the terrorists." --President Bush)
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To: familyop
Do most of the more hateful antagonists among them really have such reasons, or do most of them have indoctrination from lifelong propaganda?

There are for sure many that have quite understandable reasons. If you have to fend for your basic existance -like the Israelis do- your actions are not always just. Just think about all those leveled houses, the unwanted victims (there are quite a few) and the confiscated land. Just put yourself into the position of a young arab who had some people in his family killed, who lost his legacy because the Israelis seized the family land and who lost his house because a idiotic cousin was member of Hamas.

What would you do? Accept everything because the Israelis think that they are God's chosen people? I doubt it. Everybody who has balls in his pants would fight like hell.

Do not get me wrong. I am on Israels side and I dismiss all forms of cowardly terrorism. The downfight of those terrorists in Lebanon and elsewhere with all possible means is a must and Israel got my full support. Anyway it would also be totally moronic not to understand the other side and their motivations. Peace and stable circumstances are only possible in that region if there is a compromise both sides can live with. This compromise can't be compelled with weapons or Israel must exterminate millions of people. Since they are NO nazis that won't happen. Thank God Israel has a long positive tradition of self-restraint. Therefore they will give and find the right answer to this hijacking now (maybe because God will help them with it).

Anyway Condi's advise was not that bad. It is the advice of a friend who knows that it is better to handle things cool instead of escalating everything too much. Most Lebanese people have nothing to do with this recent terror. They are those who have to pay for Hamas, Hezbollah or whatever. Many of them are Christian brothers. We should not forget that.

65 posted on 07/14/2006 5:43:42 AM PDT by Atlantic Bridge (De omnibus dubitandum.)
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