The fact that Israel would not do any of these things, could not do them, indicates the degree of superiority their civilization holds over that of their enemies. I agree with Ralph Peters that they need to strike and I can understand their reluctance to do so. I wish they would transcend the situation completely by taking their attack to Syria and Iran. The fighters of Hesbollah live like rats in tunnels and fight like little boys with slingshots. What can you do to them? And you can’t root them out without hurting everyone else. Iran, at least, has a vulnerable economic structure.

Perverts mechano-mystical minds want to have both ways. In fact they are irrational, most likelly emotionally and sexually repressed, for that’s what their religion teach since early childhood.

Fascists who ponder their vacuous thoughts upon ignorant American think everyone in this country is an ignorant super ball Miller- NASCAR time type of fellow.

Their only source of relieve is blood and murder.

Let Jews and Muslin then kill themselves! But do not take American Christians in your bloody orgy. Just take the evangelical wacos Rapture ready with you http://tinyurl.com/hren4

I suppose the fact that one side (the “terrorists”) intentionally targets civilians while the other side doesn’t really didn’t factor into your calculus, did it.

Although you didn’t bring the dodo into it, you seem to be channeling Mr. Dubois a bit in that response, Eric.

Yeah, probably so, but his monologue is the perfect response.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course.

Along those lines, I’m a little ashamed to admit it but I’m reading Starship Troopers for the first time. And I most definitely like it. Not that there was ever any doubt.

and while im criticizing others ill Shanga that just because someone is islamic doesnt mean they support what the terror groups are doing.

and the last person ill critique is Sacramento Republicrat. its not a country that captured the soldiers, its a group. they are spread out living in cities, and i do believe that isreal has “kicked the crap out” of all their headquarters and meeting areas. but to find each person and where he lives wouldnt be enough. it is a bit harder than most people think. look at the US it has been in iraq trying to destroy the rebels, but they are still there. some believe that more are coming from the iran border.

a final note: while i am norwegian, i am not a terrorist, nor am i associated with them in any way. the name is just an internet alias.

Heh, a variation on the old “violence never settled anything” argument. I don’t know any such thing, to be honest. For example, at the end of WWII, the US and UK definitely had far more security with regard to their former enemies, Germany, Italy and Japan, than they did in, let’s say, 1939.

The fact is, violence does, indeed, settle many things, quite well. The outcome of the Punic Wars, for example, was very definite, and very settled. The fact is, wars can, indeed, bring more security. The end of the Napoleonic Wars, the US Civil War, WWII and the Cold War all come to mind quite easily as significant examples. I suspect that the South Koreans would prefer the Korean War to have the outcome it did as well, and they’d probably not feel as secure had the North won.

A bit of historical perspective is in order here. Or, is what you really mean that Israel will be no more secure? As long as their neighbors continue to seek the genocidal destruction of Israel you may be right. But they certainly would be less secure if they didn’t fight their enemies. In a Carthaginian fashion.

What on earth are you talking about. The death toll is around 30,000 with the vast majority being the old Iraqi army. The Iraqi insurgents,on the other hand,DO kill thousands and thousands of innocent men,women,and children. Thousands more Iraqi civilians have died at the hands of the insurgents,than at the hands if the United States. And by the way it’s not just the United States occupying Iraq and Afghanistan. There are 16 countries,besides the United States,with 16,000 combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.