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07-22-2006, 12:16 AM | #1 |
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Interesting segment on Glenn Beck
show regarding the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
Granted I know Glenn Beck isn't for everyone, just an interesting observation he made. When he went to Israel a couple of years ago and went to the Israeli/Lebanon border the stark contrast was amazing. On the Israeli side were a couple of barb wired fences, a mine field and some soldiers from their outpost. On the other side of the border, were some Hezbollah soldiers standing guard next to a billboard. On that billboard were pictures of a Hezbollah terrorist,,,I refuse call them soliders, holding the head of a be-headed Israeli soldier. Next to that billboard were 2 flags. The Hezbollah flag and the United Nations flag. It was interesting to see this. I don't understand how an entire culture (Hezbollah) can literally teach hate from the womb. In their textbooks they teach of hating and killing Jews and Zionists. It's going to take a couple of generations at the very least to correct this blatant hatred. I think we all realize that things will get worse before they get better but good hell.
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07-22-2006, 01:42 AM | #2 |
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The Palestinians do have a beef. A lot of the pro-Israeli folks say "that was a long time ago, get over it." Well, it wasn't THAT long ago.
As far as I am concerned they have both made mistakes. And believe me, there will be an Israeli civilian die for everyone one of the scores of Lebanese civilians that are being killed right now. Not saying it is right, but that is how it is. I was very opposed to the Israeli settler's movement, and I was pleased to see the Israelis move away from it. As far as I was concerned, had they kept it going, they were sending the message "we are not serious about peace." I don't know that our support of Israel is really in our interest. These people hate the Israelis and then they seem them driving OUR tanks, firing OUR missiles, flying OUR planes. No wonder they hate us. We should have had the balls to stop the settlement movement a long time ago. George Bush the first was smart to make it an issue. Neither side is really serious about peace. Neither wants to make the hard choices. So, I hold no real hope for peace. |
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This is not just about the Palestinians. It's about the Palestinians being used by their Arab neighbors and Iran as cannon fodder in their ongoing war to destroy Israel. Again, not that I think that our middle east policy should automatically be "what's good for Israel is good for us", but the Israeli's are in a fight for their very existance and their neighbors are not. |
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