LH: Just a short note that reiterates my earlier statements (not the atirical ones):

    1) The UN Resolution and Vote of 1948---Allowed for a State of Israel. That came first.   

    2) Israel declares statehood ---and much of the land had been purchased from the Palestinians over the years. I still recall the blue boxes that people used to collect funds to send to the people there.
    3)   All the Arab states attack and a small ill equipped force beats them---Israel calls it one name (I believe the War of Independence)--the Arabs call it "The Catastrophe"   Even the wars cannot have a uniform nomenclature.   But this is pretty true---of course, the Arabls brought the "catstrophe" on themselves---and have never stopped trying---at the expense of the Palestinians.

Well, time is a continuam. Nations grow stronger ---as the U S has done since its inception. Nations grow weaker. It comes down to understanding the continuam and realizing that people will always defend their nations with massive force. If not we would still have a Roman Empire or and Ottoman Empire or any of the others.

Now if we had---as Wendell Wilkie said---One World--well, would be nice. But, that might have happened in times of political struggles. I believe that now we are engaged in religious and ethnic struggles that are totally irreconcilable with politics---sort of like the Crusades. Only now coming from the other side.

There---I have said it and I guess that is the line in the sand---sadly.


BH