And a big part of it goes back tothe Ottoman Empire and then to France and how it took over Lebanon at the end of WWI, and how it left its colony. Many things have deep roots...Choices made now may have unforseen consequences for our grandchildren.
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Updates
Sirens heard in Carmiel, Afula, Rosh Pina and Western Galilee
(07:25 , 07.30.06)
2 additional rocket barrages fired at Kiryat Shmona area
(07:20 , 07.30.06)
Siren heard in Haifa area, Carmiel
(07:02 , 07.30.06)
Katyusha rockets land in Galilee; no injuries reported
(07:00 , 07.30.06)
IDF struck 40 targets in Lebanon overnight
(06:30 , 07.30.06)
You are exactly right about the grandchildren part...
Unlike you..I didn't go to college and study this stuff...and kept myself ignorant...but I am trying to NOT be that way now.
That is one reason why I wish all could watch the CNN show tonight...(because of the Beirut connection)..and the Obsession video...because of the Hezbollah connection.
I truly fear what America will be like when my two beautiful little granddaughters are in their 20's and 30's..but, I have felt this dread since 9/11.