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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scoobah who wrote (273)	11/14/2001 9:05:55 PM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 32591

Subject: NY Times Letter to Editor > > The following was sent to the NY Times "Letter to the Editor." I do not > know if it will be printed. It was also sent to family and friends and > they > have suggested some wider audience. It is sent with the hope that it can > be > used. > > Dear Sir: > > Let's see. I want to make certain that I have this correct. It is very > confusing. > > If Israel pinpoints and executes terrorist leaders who have aided in > planning attacks on innocent civilians, that is bad. If the United > States > declares war on terrorist leaders who aided in planning attacks in New > York > and Washington, that is good. > > If Israel has to compromise some civilian rights of Arabs in order to > protect its citizens from murderous assault, that is bad. If the United > States must take cautionary steps that limit immigration and other > freedoms > in order to protect its citizens from murderous assault, that is good. > > If Israel will not negotiate with terrorists or their governmental > supporters until all acts of terrorism stop, that is bad. If the United > States will not consider any deals that do not include the surrender of > Bin > Laden and his thugs, that is good. > > If Israel, with its international isolation, must work with less than > pure > regimes, then that is bad. If the United States works with terrorist > sponsors as Iran, Pakistan and Syria to win its own security, then that > is > good. > > If Israel tries to become part of the coalition against terrorism, it is > bad. (Could offend some Moslem States). If the United States counts on > Israel, in spite of the rejection, to provide it with major information > about terrorists, then that is good. > > If Israel protests the wanton destruction of Jewish artifacts and > shrines in > Nablus and the Temple Mount, it is annoying, seemingly petty and, > therefore, > quite bad. If the United States reacts with justifiable anger at the > wanton > destruction of symbols of America's achievements and power, it is right, > > moral and good. > > When Israel's civilian population was attacked by murderous scud > missiles > from Iraq, it was warned not to retaliate by the United States, that > would > be bad. When the United States' civilian population was attacked by > murderous missiles, commanded by immoral automatons and vowed massive > retaliation, that was very very good. > > You must admit; it is confusing. > > Rabbi Gerald I. Wolpe > Rabbi Emeritus, Har Zion Temple > Penn Valley, PA