re: #421 Anymouse

Yup, I am going to bail on that line of argument too, it is way above my paygrade and I am not a fan of any religion anyway (which fuels much of what is going on there), as geopolitics, historical issues, and naked hatred of each other.

I have been to both Israel and the West Bank, and found both Israelis and Palestinians to be nice people (perhaps because I was an American and in the Navy, and not a member of either group). Most people just want to live their lives without interference, but both sides seem to have people that benefit from keeping up the hate and discontent.

I don’t claim to have an answer to their real problems; they didn’t teach me political science in high school.

I cannot argue with that. I would love to wake up tomorrow and see both Semites on each side suddenly not treat each other like the enemy. But I am a realist and today am explaining to other people that these actions that hurt many innocent people are unfortunate events in a complicated and long conflict. Next time Israel should learn their lesson, start dropping nukes until the other side accepts their entire demands. That seems to make me a racist I guess. So be it.