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To: Elroy who wrote (236869)	7/18/2007 3:59:31 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, isn't Colonialism (for example) at the bottom of the Iraqi conflict? If that country hadn't been cobbled together, we wouldn't have the problems we have today. Maybe we'd have different problems, who knows- but the cobbling together of Iraq is certainly having ramifications for us now. I do think resentment of the fairly recent past has to play a part, and racism grows out of resentment, and fear. Seems to me Arabs have plenty of reasons for resentment and fear. That doesn't make the actions they take in response to that resentment and fear "right", but I think it helps to understand them.

To: Elroy who wrote (236869)	7/18/2007 1:01:02 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

As for why you can understand Arab hatred of Israel, why? Why should Iraqis and Saudis and Omanis give a hoot about Israel, other than pure racism? I can understand why a stateless Palestinian might be upset with Israel, but a sheltered Saudi rich dork? What's his reason for objecting to Israel? Why isn't he, like you and me, indifferent? That is a good question to ask. Why isn't it a local conflict? Why has the Arab world decided to hold itself hostage to The Question of Palestine? It's as if the US had decided in 1959 that it was SO pissed that Cuba became Communist that it was going to declare martial law in the US, cease all US political and economic development, and focus all energy on The Question of Cuba. And then when it found it couldn't conquer Cuba so easily, just sit there not developing for 50 years, explaining to the people of the US that they couldn't have democracy or development because it was all Cuba's fault.