tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post6047938484304521858..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: The War in Gaza Update #9Jack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-27558894064036733302009-01-05T14:52:00.000-08:002009-01-05T14:52:00.000-08:00Thanks for the link. Great work.As for Kevin, I j...Thanks for the link. Great work.<BR/><BR/>As for Kevin, I just read one of his articles about the Israelis using civilians as human shields. As if. I cannot imagine the mental gymnastics required to believe that human shields mean anything to Hamas, unless Kevin intended his post to be humorous ...berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651895179601333716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-50666858851789305802009-01-05T13:47:00.000-08:002009-01-05T13:47:00.000-08:00I'll readily agree that for whatever it's limitati...I'll readily agree that for whatever it's limitations and flaws, glaring though many of them may be, representative democracy is a net gain for the citizens it represents. <BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, questioning the choices made by such representatives is a time honored tradition in Israel and America alike, n'est pas?<BR/><BR/>Anyway... In a nutshell my position here is that both sides bear significant responsibility for having created the conditions which inexorably led to the current armed conflict.<BR/><BR/>I can and do support Israel's right to exist without having to turn a blind eye to her role in all of this in order to justify it. <BR/><BR/>Lady Justice is blindfolded for a reason...<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the linkage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-54259732746752536962009-01-05T12:44:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:44:00.000-08:00Hi Debbie,It is my pleasure.Hi Batya,I don't know ...Hi Debbie,<BR/><BR/>It is my pleasure.<BR/><BR/>Hi Batya,<BR/><BR/>I don't know who made that movie, but it wasn't me. You have probably noticed that it is making the rounds.<BR/><BR/>Hi Kevin,<BR/><BR/>Like I said try to present a variety of opinions, even those I disagree with.<BR/><BR/>I am not a fearmonger, but I at the same time I have no doubt that people who hate Jews don't care whether you support or do not support Israel. They are just as happy to kill you or I. So that does give you "skin in the game."<BR/><BR/>As for our tax dollars being used here, well I'd ask just how much. I think that we'd find it to be a miniscule amount.<BR/><BR/>That leads into a whole line of questions about how much control the citizenry should have about allocation of tax dollars.<BR/><BR/>It gets to be so unwieldy that we have to rely upon our representatives and hope that they truly represent us.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-70103813624596151392009-01-05T11:25:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:25:00.000-08:00Thanks for the linkage to my opposition post.It is...Thanks for the linkage to my <I>opposition</I> post.<BR/><BR/>It is true that I come to this from a Western perspective - having been born and raised in the United States. I am, however, an American Jew... for whatever that is worth. So, in a sense I have skin in the game, as the saying goes, whereas most Western observers don't.<BR/><BR/>I would also point out that whatever limitations inherent in a Western perspective not withstanding... our tax dollars are helping to fund this war. Like it or not, that gives all of us a legitimate say in what we think of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-18445855299705191172009-01-05T08:32:00.000-08:002009-01-05T08:32:00.000-08:00Great job. Fantastic movie. I hope to put it up ...Great job. Fantastic movie. I hope to put it up and hat tip you of course.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246929075812590204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-31357659896347822702009-01-05T06:50:00.000-08:002009-01-05T06:50:00.000-08:00Thanks for the roundup and including Right Truth.D...Thanks for the roundup and including Right Truth.<BR/><BR/>Debbie Hamilton<BR/><A HREF="http://www.righttruth.typepad.com" REL="nofollow">Right Truth</A>Right Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274108313586611205noreply@blogger.com