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Friday, June 13, 2003
At this point in history, it is so easy for us to educate ourselves on any particular issue. The current situation in Israel with Hamas planning and executing homicide bombings while vowing to kill all Israeli's and drive them from the "holy land" is an interesting example.
The little I know about these important events is gleaned from Foxnews internet headlines or the radio trio of Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Mike Savage. I am greatly interested in what is happening in that arena, but find very little time to educate myself on what really occurs.
There. Now that I've laid out an admission of not claiming to know everything, let me tell you what I think.
Seems that the Bush administration is practicing some hypocrisy on a grand scale. The group Hamas is outspoken in its goal of ridding the area of Israeli's. They support homicide bombers and celebrate the death of innocent Israeli civilians.
The government of Israel strikes decisively against the leaders of Hamas by blowing up the vehicles in which they travel. In my line of thought, this is the same as our government striking against Al Qaeda, Iraq, or other terrorist cells. Unfortunately for the innocent bystanders, Israel's strikes are less surgical in nature than those of the United States.
President Bush his current administration have chastised Ariel Sharon in Israel for his strikes against Hamas. The administration claims these retaliatory strikes will damage the roadmap to peace in the middle east. President Bush advocates an eventual Palestinian state next to Israel, living in peace.
I contend (much in agreement with the conservative talking heads, and nothing I claim as completely original ideas) that peace between Jews and Arabs like Hamas and the many other radical groups is not possible. Hamas does not want some land carved out of the existing Israel in which they can live side by side in peace. Hamas wants the extermination of all Jews from what they consider their holy land.
Would the United States even consider talks with such a militant, terrorist organization? No. We would do the right thing. We would crush them militarily and then pursue peace. Peace is not possible between these groups with such contradictory religions and ideologies.
Once the United States supports Israel fully, and assists them in the total annihilation and defeat of murderous, terror-mongerers, then perhaps we can give peace a chance.
6/13/2003 02:25:00 PM by Todd Bacon
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