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Thread #149360   Message #3477243
Posted By: Ed T
08-Feb-13 - 03:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: Israel condemned by UN
Subject: RE: BS: Israel condemned by UN
""When Hezbollah rocketed Israeli military targets in 2006 from Lebanon, we called Hezbollah terrorists""

""When they act accordingly, we condemn. When Israel acts similarly, we condone."".

I didn't say or believe so in the first case and I won't say so in the second case.

I expect that all sides have their own reasons for doing what they do in conflict, some historic, some they genuinely believe to be offensive-defensive, but, mostly it's because they don't trust and have grown to dislike and to "demonize" the other side.

While there is normally disagrement on who is right and who is not so right in conflict (humans have a good capacity in believing they are always on the "right" side), the course taken here seems to leading to more conflict, less trust and a less liklihood of resolution and peace. Who benefits from that? Not likely the citizens of either side. Possibly the biggest benefits possibly go to those not directly involved, including the arms dealers?