reply to post by jmdewey60
Ok, fair enough, let me see if I can clean this up for you, so that way it is a bit more clear. This is about the Israeli’s and the Palestinians,
that are in constant conflict between each other. Both of them desire peace, as do their people. Any one who lives where there is a constant threat
or daily rockets or bullets firing will tell you that they do. All of the countries surrounding the area, have the following things in common: They
are Islamic and most either tolerate the nation of Israel, or outright hate it, yet can not achieve its goal. Ultimately the situation is a lose/lose
situation, as the nation of Israel is going to be a factor in the area for a very long time. If it was not there, then they would be fighting each
other, as the Islamic world and countries do not have a good reputation for being nice to others in different aspects of the religion. Peace can be a
powerful force, stabilizing the region, and it is something that everyone in that entire area desires, as it would give their populations a chance to
rest, and sleep well at night, rather than have to sleep with one eye open, and uneasy. All sides, not just the Palestinians, or the Israeli’s need
to back down. That means the other countries, such as Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and even Iran, all need to back down and try to work out a
compromise between the 2 sides, representing both, from a non bias and non prejudicial point of view. It means stop shipping arms to the
Palestinians, and to take a chance that just maybe, that if they work together, and enforce a cease fire and agree to lay down arms, then just maybe
the peace that the primary people want can take effect. I am not saying the Israeli’s are at fault, nor am I saying the Palestinians are either,
they both are. Neither side wants to back down, and with a mindset of wanting to go through with an eye for an eye attitude, both are very much
blind. Telling the people of Israel that they need to leave is both insulting and demeaning to them, that is part of the problem, as their
forefathers, some of whom are still alive, did not want to return to where they were living before, as it nearly got them killed, and they remember
the attempts to kill them and how the world, when they were pleading for help, turned its back on them, and the struggle to find a place where they
can call home. But like any people, they need room to grow as their population is increasing. The solutions have always been there, both sides could
have come to that decision long ago, and neither took the opportunity to be good neighbors. Instead, this is a feud that has gone on for years, far
longer than any of us has been alive. War and armed conflict is a horrible thing, cause if you think about the weapons being used, consider this: It
takes 3 factors for a weapon to be developed: 1) Money, 2) A government willing to invest in the R&D, and 3) A need to use it. Israel has been
given a need for and to use weapons, the government of Israel has agreed that such is needed, and thus they give the money to use it. Make no
mistake, take away one part of that, primary the need, and the other 2 collaspe and can not be justified.