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davidmash · #24 07-13-2006, 08:23 PM

I feel that is a bit too simplistic for my taste. The statement seems to imply that we, the supposed good guys in this story, are as pure as the driven snow, of pure heart and soul, seeking only to improve the world. The bad guys on the other hand are just plain evil to the core, have no reason to be angry … blah blah blah.

I do not buy that, at least not entirely. There are repercussions for any actions taken. We supported the Shaw of Iran with weapons and intelligence, he pissed off his populace to the degree that they ran him out of town and now people are angry at us. We did the same thing in Cuba, Chile and numerous other countries. Israel was selling arm to Pretoria and there may one day be a back lash based on that. We are by no means completely innocent and the bad guys are not completely bad.

Are we in a war? Maybe we are. If we are, it is not a war that will be won on any battle front. There is none. This is like a computer virus that infects an entire network. You can bomb all the countries you want and it may or may not set the ‘movement’ back a bit but, in my opinion, it will not die. In order to kill it, you would have to be willing to sacrifice your self as well. Like wiping a hard drive clean and starting over. The only way I see this ending is by people sitting down and talking. Egypt and Israel sat down, came to an agreement and there has been no (as far as I know) conflict between the two for over 20 years. Not everyone will sit down but if enough do, those who do not will be left out in the cold with no representation. Then again, maybe all the talking and all the bombs in the world will not solve the problem and wiping the hard drive is all we can hope for. I shudder at the thought of seeing a mushroom cloud rising over Damascus or Teheran but perhaps that is what it will take. I hope that is not how it ends up for all our sakes.

I do not think the fate of the solders will have much of a bearing on how things unfold. IMO, the deciding factor will be the reactions of Iran and Syria. If Syria sneezes the wrong way then there will be a problem. Iran is stupid but I don’t think they really want to push this too far. So far they have talked a good game but I do not think they are prepared to back up their words, at least not yet. I have always felt the solders were already dead anyway. They may be breathing, but they are dead.