“The systematic killing of ordinary people going about their lives
with their children in shopping malls, on buses, at restaurants
. . . is not politics. It’s not even war. It’s deranged ideology in
action. At stake is not just the fate of a particular country, but
the fate of all open societies.”
- Douglas Feith, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in a
speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Odd then that the US supports Israel, since they have killed a large number of innocent palestinians. I guess it’s ok to kill 2 year olds as long as you don’t have a bomb strapped to your body, or as long as you aren’t specifically “targeting civilians”.
Not to excuse Arafet and his terrorist buddies. Those fuckers won’t stop until Israel is gone. But “killing of ordinary people going about their lives with their children” is happening on both sides.
I completely agree.. I just thought it was an interesting quote. For the longest time, I’ve always thought, when I’ve heard of killings in Israel, “What a shame, the palestinians are killing so many innocents.”
Lately, however, I’ve noticed a trend that makes me ashamed of thinking that way. Sure, Arafat isn’t to be trusted - he’s being TOO nice lately. However, I want to know why media wasn’t allowed into the palestinian village, that I currently don’t know how to spell, recently. (heh) From what I’ve heard (I have have email friends in Israel) it was described as a “slaughter of any and everyone ever suspected of being related to terrorism or terrorists.” Come on, now.. Can a little girl help it if her 5th cousin was a terrorist?
It’s become senseless.. the Israelis are doing what was done to the Jews in Germany. Sure, it’s not on that scale - but isn’t it the same thing? If this isn’t stopped soon, it’s going to only grow bigger and bigger, and we’re going to have to defend our “ally” Israel when all the Arab nations (Saudi excluded, they seem to always go the opposite of their cousins) turn their military attention to Israel, and start working out how to get rid of Israel completely. I am not anti-semitic, don’t get me wrong. But in this case, the US should tell Israel to stop fucking around and give the Palestinians what they want and end it all comepletely. If the Palestinians CONTINUE their “crusade”, after being given what they want, they’ll look pretty stupid internationally, eh? If Israel continues down this path, I’m hoping the President gets smart and ends our ties with them, so WE don’t become a target by the Arab nations if/when they unite against Israel. If Israel gets overrun - guess who controls their *long range* nuclear weapons at that point?
giving the palestinians what they want won’t work. Some of the terrorist groups don’t want israel in their land in the first place. In their minds(and technically, they are right) israel has taken palestinian land. Some of the groups claim only to want a free state of their own, but then the two sides get into disputes on actual territory.
it’s a catch 22. The US is already fucked because of our continued unconditional support of israel in the past. The only way out of this peacefully is to continue to make arab “allies”. Then by showing our commitment to them, brokering a compromise between Israel and Palestine. Only by Arab pressure will Palestine agree to peace. And that won’t happen as long as the majority of the Arab people hate the US.
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