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seaver: your position seems based on only the most abstract understanding of the situation--and it employs that old problem we call the teleological fallacy. the beauty of the teleologial fallacy is that it works the same way no matter the situation in real time that you choose to rationalize by way of it. the problem with it is that it is wrong, factually and in principle, to substitute claims rooted in it for actually looking at the situation.
that said, read de soto's report if you have the time: despite its 52 page length, it is most illuminating.
based on it and other information that i have bee tracking over a fairly long period of time, i would argue that the present situation in gaza is the DIRECT result of american/israeli actions, that there were any number of points where, had those policies/actions been otherwise, that this situation could have been avoided. the reason for the centrality of the americans are clearly outlined in the de soto report--the problems with the olmert government are also clearly outlined--the reliance of other parties on the centrality of these two are also outlined, and represents another REAL problem with the ENTIRE way in which the conflict has unfolded over the past couple years.
you could argue about de soto's perspective and his neutrality--that would be a different discussion, one that would be possible after having read the report.
aside: you should check it out anyway, seaver--for what it's worth, it'd be really quite interested to hear what you make of it. it is NOT a perspective that gets through the infotainment filtration system that often...
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