So did Isreal do the right thing?

[shokhead]

I can already see the hard feeling in this thread so for me,i'm bailing.

[ForeverAutumn]

I can already see the hard feeling in this thread so for me,i'm bailing.

No hard feelings. Just honest discussion.

[trollgirl]

I can already see the hard feeling in this thread so for me,i'm bailing.

Wise man here, perhaps...for bailing. But I wonder, whatever happened to speaking the truth, and letting the chips fall where they may? It is this, there is no consensus anymore, and one man's Truth is another man's vicious lie. Worse, good is called evil, and evil good.

Further, I'm thinking about the posts above, and expanding my frame of reference. My best friend is a big fan of Gorby, and he told me that Gorbachev said that the end of the Cold War was a gift, yes read that again: A GIFT, to the West. However, he also said, the West threw away its opportunity for lasting peace thru greed and arrogance. Former enemies in the Middle East had the same chance, as I recall, with the Camp David Accords, and I can not help but wonder if the chance for peace was thrown away for much the same reasons... Pre-emptive war, bombing everything in sight, refusing to admit wrong-doing, savaging our allies for even faint criticism...who does it sound like? We are so much alike, the USA and Israel [but I prefer the "J" word, knowing who Israel is and is not]. We have both been sowing to the wind for a long time, and I fear both will soon be reaping the whirlwind. Don't think for a second that I gloat when I write this, for it is sad.

Laz