Text 21646, 74 rader
Skriven 2006-08-05 20:43:53 av Ed Hulett (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 21645 av Gary Braswell (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: Good read
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On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:44:09 -0400
"Gary Braswell -> BOB SAKOWSKI" <glbras@infionline.net> wrote:

 GB> BOB SAKOWSKI -> GARY BRASWELL wrote:
 -=>>> GARY BRASWELL wrote to BOB SAKOWSKI <=-

 GB>>> I expect what you want Bob is for Israel to pack
 GB>>> up and go home.

 BS>> Hardly but I while I think that every civilized person on
 BS>> the planet would like to see the violence ended, the next
 BS>> best option would be for the Israelis to cease using the
 BS>> disproportional, indiscriminate response which was once
 BS>> only the tactic of despotic, warmongering regimes.

 GB> But only Israel. You say you want the violence ended, but mention
 GB> only Israel. It takes two to tango.


 BS>> THAT, is what I want.

 BS>> It is fairly obvious that you would like nothing more than
 BS>> an ethnic/religious cleansing in Lebanon.

 BS>> If I am wrong in my assessment of your position, let's
 BS>> hear your explanation of what YOU want.

 GB> Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. It has stated it wants the
 GB> annihilation of Israel. It has been elected to office.

 GB> Lebanon was not attacked, nor were the Hezbollah attacked, yet the
 GB> militant arm of members of another state's government violated an
 GB> international border, attacked Israeli troops and kidnapped.

 GB> It has been demonstrated that Hezbollah does not respect truces or
 GB> cease-fires.

 GB> I would like to see the militant wing of Hezbollah destroyed.

 GB> I don't think this is going to happen for a variety of reasons.

 GB>  From what I have heard of the French/US initiative, I would like to
 GB> see that in place. However, leaders from both nations have already
 GB> objected to it and refuse to go by it without their own agendas being
 GB> included.

 GB> It seems to be dead before it gets going.

 GB> I would like to see peace there period.

 GB> But as long as Hezbollah continues to demand the death of Israel, I
 GB> doubt this will happen. They will use the period of peace to build up
 GB> yet again and at a time of their choosing, attack Israel again.

 GB> I heard today that supposedly Iraq has admitted to arming Hezbollah.

ITYM Iran.

 GB> The real people pulling the strings are Iraq and Syria and they are
 GB> doing it for obvious reasons.

Iran and Syria.

Ed

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