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1156094456[/unixtime]]Most of the writers and speakers I respect the most share certain characteristics in terms of the style which they use to communicate with others. They are generally extremely persistent. They will repeat themselves. Over and over if need be. They will answer any questions, ch...

1156024685[/unixtime]][br]Why must you always be so indirect? Force of habit. And style.[br][br] Are we supposed to accept what you say on faith alone? It seems like I'm the only one here who actually lives in Israel. I know quite a lot about the conflict and am relatively objective. I mostly speak...

1156004369[/unixtime]]They argue that Israel’s obligation is founded on the very fact that the situation is their fault . Ok, I did address this.[br][br] The question then becomes whether the fact that the people of the Palestinian regions changed the people who they want to represent them to a gro...

1155945814[/unixtime]]This is the only time I will ever respond to you because your posts are near 100% lies, misdirection and complete disconnection from reality. You and your "points" do not deserve the credibility of anyone responding, but heck, this once I will.[br] The neat part? Too...

1155901713[/unixtime]]1. How long ago was this? I mean, how far back are we allowed to go? I mean, earlier Frank went back to, like, the 1930s. And I went to 1926. You could go back the the late 19th century, when the first Zionists started arriving to the scene, but that would ignore the way Jews ...

1155862988[/unixtime]]Like someone gives an argument and your response isn’t, I agree, I disagree, I hate your guts, or any number of things that would be honest reactions but instead it's “You know you could probably express yourself better if you clarified yourself right here.” People in academia...

Krowout at [unixtime wrote:1155715930[/unixtime]]Wow Crissa. Just wow.

Umm... how about relaxing a bit, and not getting yourself banned just yet?

1155705593[/unixtime]][br]Frankly whenever any group as large and diverse as a nation characterizes itself as the "good guys" I get a little nervous. Ahhm... I'd get a little nervous arround people who didn't characterise themselves as the good guys. I've stated my reasons in my first pos...

1155692354[/unixtime]][br][br]That just doesn't make any sense to me. It seems to me that if your enemy is big and slow what's the rush? You have time to plan a more involved strategy because there's no real chance this big slow, and let's face it in this case extremely weak , relatively speaking, ...

1155657920[/unixtime]]Hezbollah is not Al Qaeda. Just because a group is on the terrorist watch list of a few states does not make their morals cut and dry or obvious. So it's not whether or not a group is considered "a terrorist" group by several nations that actually determines whether ...

Josh_Kablack at [unixtime wrote:1155616450[/unixtime]]Recent Events explain a lot of this thread to me.

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1155536846[/unixtime]]But international politics don’t work that way right now. A pity. There’s no reason why it couldn’t. But you're willing to hold nations to standards that don't actually exist outside your head. Understood.[br][br]Have you considered the evolution human society went through, fo...

1155491827[/unixtime]]Neither full scale invasion nor a “shock and awe” air campaign were even close to the most rational and moral choices for Israel to make in their recent predicament. Negotiations seem to most people to be the reasonable first step in dealing with a conflict of this nature. It’...

It appears to be over.

Anyone care to volunteer their opinion on who won and what's the score?

1155356814[/unixtime]][br]After all, you don't vote for somebody that says, "I'll fight for you in Congress - unless we're the minority party in which I'll vote for the majority all the time and keep my mouth quiet, even if it is something that I think is morally wrong." Actually, we have...

..............................[br][br]:bored:[br][br]You fell for my clever plan. 9^9^9 posts blasting your arguments to pieces - no response. Something that actually constitutes critisism of Israel - you're not longer ignoring me. [br][br]So... yeah, I don't think I'm going to invest any more effor...

1155241240[/unixtime]][br]As for hte first part? I suppose they couldn't build it in areas that Israel never goes near now? Since it's quite clear they're going back to a secure footing. Umm... no. We're stupid for doing it. Those territories are ours. No other "real" entity is laying cla...

1155240285[/unixtime]][br]Xander, try actually answering questions, instead of just tearing things apart. Then I might not just ignore you as a kook.[br][br]-Crissa A) Umm...[br][br]Maybe we're using different definitions, but "ignoring me" actually means not talking to me. Asking me ques...

Tokorona at [unixtime wrote:1155191630[/unixtime]]Sorry, typo. Was actually surprised to learn they weren't self reliant. Thought they were, since they wanted independence.

For a given level of "self reliant" which doesn't involve food, medicine and a working economy, they are.

1155172557[/unixtime]][br]And as for Isreali being evil? For an evil state, they built a wall that cuts down on attacks? First of all - "Isreali" and all that. Seriously, what?[br][br]Second of all - the Palestinians are dependent on Israeli economy for survival. So the wall pretty much s...

1155181984[/unixtime]][br]What's right about it? What's right about what I siad? The part where I said that rockets were landing in Israel long before "the 2006 conflict".[br][br] And yet, the Isreali attacks target another civillian population... Excuse me? Mind telling me exactly what y...

1155066964[/unixtime]]Isreal [br] pro-Isreali A) I have to wonder about that. I notice it quite often in posts like yours. While I still prefer the intuitive "these people are completely illiterate" conslusion... what? Is it supposed to be an insult of some sort?[br][br] Even vague, usual...

1155084149[/unixtime]] >Actually, Xander is right on this one.< As always.[br][br] Edit: And this should cover Hamas rocket attacks as well - condemnation by a human rights groupm back in 2005. Note how neatly this ties to the "restraint, and what we never gain from displaying it" posts I...

1154823563[/unixtime]]How many people were killed by terrorists in the US in two prior decades? (1980-2000)[br][br]How many of those deaths were caused by terrorists were Republicans, or supported the Republican Party?[br][br]Does that mean you should blow up Washington, DC? Ask Frank. I think he w...

1154817667[/unixtime]][br][br]i'm maybe gonna post in a couple of days or when i feel that i've learned enough. Do a comparsion of 1948 and your operation storm (unless that's what you did already, but was so subtle about it, I didn't notice) - precentages, numbers, the way both sides feel about it...