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Originally Posted by Carleton Hughes
Seems to me no more than an inchoate reaction against I$rael's oppression of the Palestinians...........
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Gotta go with that. I love the Jews, the Muslims, I don't care who it is, I love em all. I have heard that in times past, the Muslims actually protected the Jews, but that is 100s of years in the past.
I am against the Israeli politics just like I am against W's politics. The Jews said never again, but then do their own little version of genocide against the Palestinians. The Palestinians capture one Israeli soldier and Israel blows up half the country. Way too harsh a punishment for such an infraction. So many in the middle east are so desparate because their quality of life is terrible. Then there are the Saudis and the other oil rich Arab countries that don't do much for the poor Arab countries.
Keep in mind that people in general do not want to live in a war zone, or be involved in a war that has gone on for decades now. The average person just wants a roof over their head, a meal on the table, security for their family and a few other basics like education for their children. Present the Palestinians (or Iraqis) with this and maybe we would then be headed in the right direction.
Then there are the corrupt Palestians like Arafat and Abu Masin. They do not deserve to lead the Palestinians because they are stealing from them. That is bviously no longer the case for Arafat, but while he was leader he lined his pockets on the backs of his people. Remember when his estranged wife came out of the woodwork when he was on his deathbed and it was all about getting her share of the cash when he died.
I would never hate someone because of their background or religion, but the corrupt and radical leaders that are leading their people down the wrong path is another story.