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Curiously, you omit the other 99.999% of the story. Are you not aware of the PLO? Are you not aware that Arafat was doing the exact same thing to Israel in the 70s and 80s, as Nasrallah is doing now? As an historian, it is unfortunate that you do not seem to.
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Why were the Palestinians displaced into Lebanon? Why is there a PLO?
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Originally Posted by powerclown
I agree with you that the ceasefire serves hezbollah more than it does Israel. It gives hezbollah (or another terrorist group like them) the opportunity to fight another day, and it gives the politicians something to appease their constituencies with. In other words, it serves to maintain the status quo.
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I don't imagine all Hezbollah will agree with the cease fire. Combine that with the stupid wording the UN decided on, namely the ending of offensive military action (which allows for continued defensive action, which can include firing on Lebanon), and you have a cointinued conflict, and the UN still sitting there with their collective thumbs up their asses. If Hezbollah doesn't stop, and they won't, Israel won't stop. They should ahve gone with the reccomendation from Russia.
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The way I see it, the biggest losers here are the Israeli and Lebanese civilians who will continue to die because of the ongoing extremist agenda calling for the destruction of Israel.
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On that I think we can all agree.
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Originally Posted by powerclown
roachboy, speaking generally not personally: I hope my children - in their future tours through the american educational system (or any educational system) - never fall under the influence of an "educator" espousing such deceitful and unbalanced rhetoric. This type of talk stands contrary to everything I've ever understood about the terms "education" and "enlightenment".
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It's sad you'd follow up a great quote like the one about the biggest victims being the civilians of both Lebanon and Israel with a personal attack against roachboy. Your childish words are the same words that I've seen before, right before someone gets banned. Personal attacks are strictly forbidden here on TFP, and you are not exempt from that rule. Why would you choose to write such hatred?
Edit: To be clear, I would have enjoyed having a teacher like roachboy. Too many teachers hide behind curriculums and are somewhat reserved when it comes to teaching their students about the reality of things.