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To: Suma who wrote (25487)	7/30/2006 10:25:58 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) of 541701

I don't think it's just Iraelis or confined to any particular group. It's a good example of the kind of simplistic, default conclusion that many people come to because they haven't the time or the discipline to study the background and think through the ramifications and possibilities- or sometimes it springs from frustration and helplessness. It's easy and it probably feels good. Even on this thread, people sometimes weary of the careful dissection of terms and detailed discussion on issues. Where to me "nuance" is a positive, it seems to have become a dirty word on some other threads (who have even mocked our Lane for her commitment to it!) And while I agree that most Arabs have the same wants and needs,etc, unfortunately there are some who have as their goal the destruction of Israel and the murder not just of Jews but all the West. It may be tempting to say "they are like us" but they aren't. Their culture, their religion, their history have made them different. That was one of our huge mistakes in Iraq. So saying they are just human like us may be an equally dangerous simplification.

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