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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (256921)2/18/2008 5:55:22 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
"Extending olive branches to those who have killed your troops and are killing your troops, and plan to kill as many of your people as they can, ...

Is the only condition underwhich extending an olive branch could ever be considered genuine. It is a message of hope believing that the best interests of all concerned would be peaceful reconciliation.

"...is supine, and sends a message of negotiating for terms of surrender."

Not when such an act is initiated by me. I doubt that is what hillary and obama are expecting.

"It also sends the message that no help to the people of Lebanon is to be expected from an Obama administration."

Not necessarily.

"The corollary message being, if you want our nicely-nicely administration to win office, please don't attack the US before November 2008."

There is nothing wrong with offering to be nice under mutually beneficial terms.



To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (256921)2/18/2008 6:00:40 PM
From: SARMAN  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Tow words silly Nadine, "USS LIBERTY"



To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (256921)2/18/2008 7:01:59 PM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
Yes, I'm sure the people of Lebanon would much rather be invaded by Israel for the umpteenth time. Offhand, it looks to me like you're gearing up early for a repeat of your excellent 2004 election day rantathon about bin Laden endorsing Kerry. Smear early, smear often, as Rove would say. So much crap , so little time.