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To: ThirdEye who wrote (73261)	7/15/2006 9:19:17 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 360951

This is obviously a disaster - and not just for the Palestinians, the Israelis and the Lebanese, although they are bearing the brunt of this idiocy. From an American perspective, the failures of the Bush administration to push a positive middle-east agenda for the last 5+ years - and I mean positive for all parties - is finally bearing the inevitable result. These are very dangerous times. 920 more days until America has (hopefully) a grown-up in office.

To: ThirdEye who wrote (73261)	7/15/2006 11:02:28 PM
From: tsigprofit	Respond to of 360951

They are destroying the infrastructure of Gaza and Lebanon. This was a major escalation by Israel, because of 3 captured soldiers. Is it right to ruin Lebanon and Gaza because of 3 soldiers? They seem to think so. They are bombing the h*ll out of the airport, and now bombing all over Lebanon - roads, in the city - what about them bombing Christian areas in Lebanon - did you see that? Are they accusing the Lebanese Christians of being Muslim terrorists now? It seems to me Israel is the one doing most of the criminal and illegal actions here. If we were hostile to Canada, and vice-versa, and Canada kidnapped 3 American soldiers, would we bomb Toronto? Would that be OK - kill hundreds in Canada because of 3 soldiers? (Well I'm sure Bush would do something like this...) What about the Israeli kidnappings of sitting Palestinian parliament members - and hundreds of others in their jails? Couldn't they have done a diplomatic prisoner swap, as was proposed, and solved this without blowing up the main Gaza power plant, and attacking the infrastructure of Lebanon - causing hundred of millions if not billions in damage? I'm sorry, but it was Israel that intentionally escalated this into a war - they wanted it that way - and it didn't have to be.