His position was to destroy Israel. How can I respect that? You are of a fundamental mindset that there was something positive about the man. He killed, supported terror, robbed his own people, etc. Yes, he symbolized the desire for Palestinian independence, but at what cost. His independence was one of, to quote him directly: "Jihad, Jihad, Jihad, Jihad"
I reject his position, I reject respect of his position and to try and 'hide' his position under 'broad points' is an exercise in appeasement. We should respect Bin Ladin's position because all he wants is America out of the middle east and then the world to bow to Islam. What's not to respect? <sarcasm> > To that end, my broad point is that you needn't agree with the man > who's led the Palestinians for the last 4 decades, but you must > respect his position. If you show respect for his position you will > be able to ensure the 3 criteria above are met in the next leader. > > I say let his crimes die with him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135687 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
