by Arlos » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:56 am
I have, obviously, no argument with Israel's right to exist, but I do find some of their actions highly questionable. Honestly, in the end, how much difference is there between a 6 year old getting killed by a suicide bomber and a 6 year old getting killed when an Israeli gunboat shelled a birthday party on the beach? Dead is dead, and I can guarantee you neither family is going to care about the "legitimacy" of the bomb or shell that killed their little girl.
I agree that Israel is an ally, and we need to support them, but that support comes with a price. They have to know that if they act in certain ways then that support could be moderated or cut off. ie, they must not be given carte blanche to act however they please, regardless of the provocation. Indeed, it is the appearance that we DO give Israel said carte blanche that causes us a significant percentage of our problems with the muslims.
I know that some of the reasons you support them are biblically based, and that's fine for you on a personal level, of course. I just feel that basing geopolitical decisions on biblical issues is hardly, how shall we put it... pragmatic.
-Arlos