Thank you, Zeev
I admire your ability to make a succinct, rational presentation. It is already known that I agree with you, and there is nothing sychophantic about that ... I said it before I knew you thought that way.
I would like to add a circumstance that should not be overlooked: If we (the Americans) invade Iraq, Israel will almost certainly be the target of retaliatory attacks. In fact, I'd be amazed if Iraq's plans did not include the destruction of Israel as their centerpiece. Israel was attacked during the Gulf War and it would be silly to imagine that they won't a target again. If Saddam Hussein does, indeed, have nuclear capability, we would be putting Israel at an unacceptable risk.
You are not only right on moral grounds, Zeev, but on common sense grounds as well.
I fear, however, that the die is cast. My guess is that those engineering this confrontation intend to act on September 11th, amid an onslaught of patriotic propaganda. Worse, as I've asserted previously, is my fear that we are being brainwashed into supporting this action. I seriously doubt that it has anything to do with terrorism.
This is an emotion-laden topic. To avoid misunderstanding since I've chosen to comment on it, I must note that I'm not a fan of the Israeli state. I do not believe it was right for the world powers to disadvantage one group of people for the benefit of another. But, neither do I believe it is right to put the Israeli people in deadly peril ... for any reason.
Iraq aside, the terrible situation in the Middle East needs to be resolved. One possibility for reaching a resolution might be to acknowledge that the "world powers" acted improperly in 1947. What was done then can not be undone, but refusal to recognize it as an injustice precludes its resolution.
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