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To: geode00 who wrote (195416)	8/6/2006 11:13:05 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

This is a very bad problem with the human species. We claim to be eagles and tigers when we're mostly just sheep and cows. Therefore, those of us who are concerned and can think things through and can see the lies and the danger SHOULD SPEAK UP. "Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned.........the best lack all conviction while the worst are full of passionate intensity" William Butler Yeats

To: geode00 who wrote (195416)	8/7/2006 12:41:10 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The Lebanese/Iraqi governments are responsible for controlling their country even while Israel/US bomb it to smithereens and send in troops. And where was the Lebanese government over the past 6 years when there were no Israeli troops in Lebanon? Why weren't the Syrian "peace-keepers" disarming Hizbullah? This tragedy would not be happening if Hizbullah had been disarmed, instead of turned into a force possessing more firepower than the Lebanese army. After all, do you really think the Hizbos just manufactured all of those Katyusha rockets by themselves? If the government was given support and other countries didn't meddle in the region they would eventually get a handle on the radicals in their midst. It's up to neutral third parties to offer AN ALTERNATIVE way to resolve differences which is always cheaper than going to war. You really need to get out into the REAL WORLD sometime.. The only "neutral" third party involved in Lebanon was the UN. And they sat on their @sses for 6 years instead of doing their job. As for your "court" analogy.. if you sue me and win, who's going to enforce that settlement if I tell you to "pack sand"? What are you going to do if I shoot out the windows in your house and the police are afraid to arrest me? Try to play that game in some of these "wild-west" countries and they'll show you some "frontier justice".. The law is only as credible as the willingness for someone to enforce it. And what you have happening right now is some Israeli "vigilante" justice because the "global police" are no where to be seen. Tell me all about your "courts" now.. Hawk