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This was eventual, and it's sad. I keep letting Darfur, Iraq, Palestine run through my mind, thinking about solutions. My first thought always goes to disarming the aggressors, be they Sudanese Military and the Janjaweed militia, the US troops, or Israel. Yes, disarmament. We create embargoes on ammunition. Palestine has been a victim for decades, and what we're seeing now is a clear direct result of their victimization and inability to truly strike out.
I'm still of the optimistic (some say naive) opinion that war can be ended in one generation. It will take the direct challenging of authority figures. Ehud Olmert and Bush need to be spoken to from a place of authority and power. These people need to understand they aren't untouchable. If Shell and PP called Bush tomorrow and said, "Get out of Iraq or American will be paying $12 per gallon until the day you leave office.", you can bet he'd get out. We need people in power to fight.
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