henh.
ok, israel has lost somethin like 250-270 folks to bomb attacks since 2000...
we lost 2500 in one pop.
hmm... the palestinians have lost 2800 + in retaliation attacks.
Aside from the fact that isreal is illegaly occupying a significant portion of palestinan owned lands, has cut off their trade, and denied or destroyed what few assets they have, you gotta ask yourselves just how much has isreal got at stake with it's nuclear arsenal, massive militarty, stable and established economy, vs the average palestinian in a mud hovel with a sack of rocks..
hey, consider this. if some buncha mexicans decided to 'reclaim' their 'ancestral' lands in texas and california with tanks and helicoters, how intent would the 'native' folks who live there now, armed with rifles and handguns be in kickin the 'invading' mexicans back over the 'border'? Palestine would look like a picnic.
the plight of the palestinians may not inspire much concern here in america, and it might be the handy dandy PC correct thing to applaud the israli 'restraint' being displayed at the palistainian 'provocations'.. but in reality, Israel is in violation of treaty in it's illegal occupation of arab owned lands, has reneged on its agreements with the palestinian authority and is in fact getting the same treatment from the 'natives' in those territories we'd give to a bunch lying, theiving treaty busting invading mexicans in this country.
I ain't saying what palestine is doing is right, i abhor the 'terrosit' style reprisal methods they use...but i sure as hell ain't willing to give sharon and his bucha theiving crooks in heli's and tanks carte blanche in palestine.
it's time for the US to insist on a cease fire, declare hammas and the resta the PLO renegade entities illegal and and cut off their press, funding, supplies and install a UN administration of the area with a MANDATE they enforce treatys and accords already in place in the region.
Lets not just shut down the palestinian terrorist organisations, lets shut down Isreal's 'relatiatory incursions'. And lets NOT continue to turn a blind eye towards Israels theiving, lying, duplictious foriegn policy.