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To: Semper
They have used force before and it did not work. It is not working now (more Arabs are dying than Jews). They have already brought violence here (9-11).

What do you mean that terrorism "did not work"? The terrorist war against Israel is not yet over. The majority of the world seems to have turned against Israel and have embraced the Palestinian cause. The Israelis could still lose in the end. If they do, our enemies around the world will conclude (quote rightly) that terrorism works.

This article is part of the problem not a path to the solution. Innocent people are being blown apart on both sides. Hate is being expressed on both sides. The problem is that the leaders on both sides are leading in the wrong direction and there are plenty of willing followers.

Nonsense. There is no moral equivalence between the two sides. The Israelis have not been the agressors in the conflict; nor have they deliberately targeted innocents as the PLO does. Indeed, the Israelis have shown more restraint toward Palestinian civilians than the PLO does. (Consider how suspected "collaborators" are dealt with.)

17 posted on 04/26/2002 10:32:32 AM PDT by Logophile
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To: Logophile
Oops: "quote" should be "quite".
18 posted on 04/26/2002 10:33:43 AM PDT by Logophile
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To: Logophile
What do you mean that terrorism "did not work"? The terrorist war against Israel is not yet over. The majority of the world seems to have turned against Israel and have embraced the Palestinian cause. The Israelis could still lose in the end. If they do, our enemies around the world will conclude (quote rightly) that terrorism works.

It's not only our enemies who believe that terrorism works. During WWII, our own leaders apparently thought that terrorism worked too. Otherwise they wouldn't have firebombed Dresden and Tokyo or atom-bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

69 posted on 04/26/2002 6:12:30 PM PDT by DentsRun
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To: Logophile
There is no moral equivalence between the two sides.

Of course. Doesn't the official version of that equation read:

"Jews=ALWAYS right and good
Non-Jews=AWAYS wrong and evil."?

82 posted on 04/27/2002 4:50:21 AM PDT by sneakypete
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