From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Political Inventions
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:03:17 -0500
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Candy,
	I must respectively disagree with you on this one at least in part.
Israel, while certainly not always perfect, is a moral nation that is
fighting for its life against a bloodthirsty, hateful and immoral enemy.
The Israelis have made many specific, sincere attempts to make peace with
all their neighbors and lived up to its commitments when made.  Specific
examples include Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.  However, many Arabs, including
the Palestinean Authority, want bloody spoils of victory rather than peace
and prefer to continue fighting.  As a constitutional republic, Israel has a
right to live in peace and a right to defend itself from hostile neighbors.
I'm only sorry that other nations including the United States have been as
accomodating to unjust Arab demands for as long as we have been.  But it's
always easy to be free with other people's lives.

Lee

-----Original Message-----
From: Candy Madigan [mailto:candymadigan at mindspring.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 5:31 PM
To: WSFA members
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Political Inventions

At 09:02 PM 04/02/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>It's prudent to stay out of discussions of incendiary topics, such as
>that 1860s war and people's reaction to it.  Even using the wrong name
>for that war can be inflammatory.
>
>So, what does everyone think of that Israel/Palestine situation?
>What ought to be done?
>--

ROFL!

I'm beginning to really like your sense of humor.

But, to answer your question:

Relocate everyone who wants to keep fighting to one area.  Relocate
everyone who doesn't, out.  Issue all the fighters knives and guns and lock
them in.

Then nuke 'em all.

Seriously, we're trapped.  I've felt the Israel was in the wrong for a very
long time, but now that the Islamic Militants have blown up the WTC, we
*cannot* withdraw our support from Israel without looking like we caved
under the threat of terrorism and making ourselves the target of every
two-bit group on the planet who wants to force us to do something.

*sigh*

Candy