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Actually, this whole thread, and that pic in particular, gives it a sad undercurrent. They have to take their teenage daughters and place weapons in their hands to preserve their nation. Nonetheless, they are a strong nation for having the will to do it.

Certainly that is a picture of girls who grew up too fast. But there's a strange grace to it too, a sort of "steel magnolia" glaze. I wonder if the spoiled brats in this country couldn't stand a little adversity to make them appreciate what they've got a little more.

Israel pays dearly -- and daily -- for its survival.

106 posted on 08/08/2006 2:00:13 PM PDT by IronJack

But there's a strange grace to it too, a sort of "steel magnolia" glaze.

I agree. And a steel magnolia is still a beautiful magnolia.

107 posted on 08/08/2006 2:01:34 PM PDT by JamesP81 ("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)

And when I say a beautiful magnolia, we are no longer talking about pretty faces and nice figures, but things that are far more important.

108 posted on 08/08/2006 2:05:59 PM PDT by JamesP81 ("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)

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