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11-18-2004, 01:41 PM

no I just don't support anything that involves blindly escalating violence

[edit] To rephrase that somewhat - If you follow the escalation route, then there are two ultimate outcomes:
1) No more Jews
2) No more Arabs

If that's the way you want to go, then choose sides now. Until every last one of [chosen-enemy] is dead and gone, outrages will continue to be committed on either side.

The alternative is to eschew any form of escalation - in some respects this means that Iran holding a nuclear device is not a bad thing. The US and the USSR proved that fear of nuclear conflict is a great way to avoid direct confrontation. Of course it raises the stakes somewhat, but if Israel and its surrounding nations have to think twice before committing an atrocity (supported by very valid claims and counter-claims of genocide etc) then the whole nasty boil of a situation might calm down some.

11-18-2004, 01:41 PM	#28 (permalink)
zen_tom Guest	no I just don't support anything that involves blindly escalating violence [edit] To rephrase that somewhat - If you follow the escalation route, then there are two ultimate outcomes: 1) No more Jews 2) No more Arabs If that's the way you want to go, then choose sides now. Until every last one of [chosen-enemy] is dead and gone, outrages will continue to be committed on either side. The alternative is to eschew any form of escalation - in some respects this means that Iran holding a nuclear device is not a bad thing. The US and the USSR proved that fear of nuclear conflict is a great way to avoid direct confrontation. Of course it raises the stakes somewhat, but if Israel and its surrounding nations have to think twice before committing an atrocity (supported by very valid claims and counter-claims of genocide etc) then the whole nasty boil of a situation might calm down some. Last edited by zen_tom; 11-18-2004 at 02:20 PM..