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To: seventh_son who wrote (9527)7/18/2006 3:22:05 PM
From: AK2004  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 37549
 
re: What would Canada do in Israel's situation?.... and how the world has responded

do you think that Canada should follow "the world"?

re: which in fact is rooted in racism

care to explain?

re: I am very concerned that we would condone unwise and unwarranted aggression

you may view it as "unwarranted" but us, Americans, prefer to question the world opinion. We are hated for that but if we would listen to the majority we would end up supporting Hitler as almost all western europe did before WWII. BTW Canada, back then, did not try to win popularity contest either

re: point we should have an in-depth look at Israel's actions

perhaps before accusing Israel of racism or looking at "Israel's actions" you should take a look at the development of the conflict over time. The conflict started way before Israel and dates back centuries

here is an example:

jewishvirtuallibrary.org

It is ok to be anti-israel but it would be nice to ask yourself what would you (not Canada) do in Israeli's place 1st. It would be nice how would you define a measured response if it would be your kids blown up by terrorists. Would you say that hey it was only your kids or would you say something different.....

Just my 2c

BTW if that does not convince you then look at all of the conflicts not related to Israel and see if you can detect a patern