My Response to Ahmed

I love AICS's Logic Lifeline, and while there this morning, responded to a comment. I decided to post my response here since it sums up what I (and perhaps many in the West) feel is the real problem that Arabs face in the region.

Ahmed,

Before I would be interested in hearing your opinion, I'd have to know whether or not you believe Israel has the right to exist. That seems to be the basis for every opinion and every point of view.

In the eyes of the Western World, the Palestinians have distinguished themselves in such a way that makes us believe that if they were allowed to march into Israel and kill every Jew... they would have a party for a couple weeks, but then return to being as miserable and wretched as they are today.

Israel is not the Palestinians' or the Arabs' problem any more than the investment bankers on Wall Street are the problem that New York's ghetto dwellers face.

Israel has made the desert bloom in many ways, and her accomplishments shame her neighbors and make them envious.

I don't know why some cultures lag behind the modern world, but hating and bombing is no way to catch up.

I agree with AICS. A cease-fire only perpetuates the problem. And restricting Israel to a "proportional" response condemns her to a perpetual siege.

There are many Arabs in the region that actually love their children more than they hate Israel, and want to build something for their future. Hopefully one day their ideals will triumph over their real obstacle, the haters of radical Islam.