Let me add that I have many Israeli friends who are involved in the peace-making efforts there and that is what is so frustrating about the Bush administration dodging out of its proper role as mediator there. Ed
(ALEF) wrote: > It is a rational, though I hope mistaken assumption that the U.S. attacked > Iraq because of a potential risk to Israel. I think the reasons far more > sinister and had everything to do with establishing a foothold with more > control than we have in Saudi Arabi and not one where the regime is as > unpredictable as Saudi Arabia, even though there are members of that > regime who can be counted on to collaborate with the U.S. I know many > Israelis who were opposed to the war between the U.S. and Iraq and many > there believe it further destablized the middle-east, making it more > danagerous for Israel. [snip] -- "A war is just if there is no alternative, and the resort to arms is legitimate if they represent your last hope." (Livy) -- Ed Kent 718-951-5324 (voice mail only) [blind copies] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CollegeConversation http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PeaceEfforts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndingPoverty http://groups.yahoo.com/group/440neighborhood http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StudentConcerns ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XgSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- / o o \ ===OO=====OO============================================= (4)Portals (2)News Wikis (2)Conferences - No More BuSHIT! Start here: http://pnews.org/ (On Internet since 1982) http://pnews.org/PhpWiki/ (West Coast News Wiki) http://g0lem.net/PhpWiki/ (East Coast News Wiki) ========================================================= Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rhetoric-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
