| You know, whenever I discuss the Middle East or hear it discussed (not just on FF), I get the feeling that I'm in the middle of George Orwell's Animal Farm. Either people are of the opinion that Palestine's bad and Israel good or the other way around (two legs bad, four legs good!), and the situation isn't as black-and-white as that.
I think that, in order to properly debate and understand the Mid East, you need to be able to have two thoughts in your head at the same time, and a lot of people aren't capable of that. You need to be able to condemn terrorist acts from the Palestinians and Arafat for not doing nearly enough to stop it, as well as condemning the Israelis for fueling the violence with their poor treatment of the Palestinians, and for going tit-for-tat with the terrorists.
I'm still idealistic enough to believe that "one day the lion and the lamb would lie down in peace together in Jerusalem", to quote Steve Earle's song of the same name. But in order for that to happen, people need to stop looking at the situation as being cut-and-dry, and we need a new set of leaders committed to peace, and not terrorists the likes of Sharon and Arafat.
[ 03-31-2004: Message edited Avatar ] __________________ They're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone
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