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Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
No doubt similarities may be drawn, but Isreal is constantly on the defensive, and while they kill civilians in their attacks against Palestinian Terrorists, the Palestinian Terrorists purposely target innocent men, women, and children.
Saddam's act against the Kurds was ethnic cleansing.
Even if you believe both are wrong, does that mean Saddam shouldn't be stopped? Israel has nukes, but doesn't use them. Do we want to take that chance with Saddam?
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Yes, but Israel (under Sharon) is really a trouble-maker, and our staying in bed with them is unseemly. When storming Arafat's compound recently, an unseemly thing in and of itself (I mean, really, how much terrorism can he actually cause or prevent when he's locked in one building for months?), Israel had the childish audacity to rapel special forces troops onto the roof and replace the flag with an Israeli one. Talk about thumbing your nose. [img]graemlins/dontknowaboutyou.gif[/img] Sharon is a monster - he seeks to stir up shit whenever he can. He's a war criminal as much as Saddam (doesn't he have some nickname with massacre in it?) and will keep things going there forever. Hating and oppressing Palestinians is a way of life for him. He's turned one of the world's finest, bravest, and best trained armies (remember Entebi?) into a gang of thugs.
This is a fight as old as time. The Old Testament itself is basically the story of a religion that develops while a few groups of people chase each other back and forth across the subcontinent. Some biblical cities have been rebuilt 8 times - and you can dig straight down through all 8 collecting artifacts. It's a fight no one can stop - and likely no side will ever die out fully.
I sympathize with Israel's plight. They live a life surrounded by and infiltrated by enemies. But, Sharon is certainly a step backwards as far as their leadership goes.