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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LPS5 who wrote (7049)	6/16/2004 11:24:56 AM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20039

I have two interests (although I'm not from either ethnic group caught up in the conflict). 1. My country is directly affected by the ongoing Isrealie/Palestinian conflict. We are subject to terrorist attacks, because of our support for Isreal. Also, the conflict sometimes spills onto our streets as jews and arabs are attacked. So, yes we do as a country have a real interest in settling that dispute. We also, have an interest in the fact that we financially and militarily support the Isrealies. 2. As a human being, I'd like to see peace in the world. War is bad. I don't like to see people suffer. Perhaps ending the Isrealie/Palestinian wouldn't end all the suffering in the world, but at least it would alleviate some. I know Libertarians aren't too keen on altruism, so I can understand why reason #2 wouldn't matter to you. But, no matter what your political philosophy is, reason #1 affects you in one way or another as an American. It's not even a case of doing the moral thing because we're the biggest kid on the block. It's because we feel the affects of the conflict on our shores and to ensure our security, we should see that it comes to an end.