--- lenny dsouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Elisabeth, > > I have always seen that war appear to stop > terrorism only for a short time but germinates more > wars. This attack may appear good now but imagine > the lifes of the civilian, put your self there in > their place. I have seen pictures of the attacks by > israel. Its not a pretty sight. > Mario asks: > Lenny, did you notice that nobody from Germany, Japan and Italy considered "germinating" any wars after they were destroyed in WW-II? > You know, there was a British Prime Minister named Neville Chamberlain, who may been able to stop WW-II, but his thinking was exactly like yours, and millions died as a result. > Were you aware that Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran all have written policies calling for the destruction of Israel, and have all recently confirmed that goal? > Can you even imagine what it means for a whole country to be "wiped off the map?" Do you think it would be a pretty sight? > Can you tell me how you would "negotiate" with someone who has vowed to kill you and your family, in fact, your whole neighborhood? Not only vowed, but actually tried for 58 years. What exactly would you say to them? > Have you seen pictures of suicide bombers and their victims in Israel? Was that a pretty sight? War is hell, Lenny, and tends to continue when people blame the wrong side. > Far better to tell the terrorists to stop trying to eliminate a whole country, Lenny. People from that country tend to strenuously object to that. > Lenny writes: > > I am of the firm believer that india must not go > to war, its taken us a long time to come up to the > finiancial place that we are, war will destroy us > and take us back by generation. We will not gain > anything than more poverty, which will give rise to > more crimes. > Mario responds: > I don't know where you live Lenny, but some 200 people who lived in Mumbai are now unable to write such posts as you just did. > They caught up with 200 of your fellow Indians last week, Lenny, while you worry about finances and poverty. You are lucky you were not one of them but they're coming after you Lenny, no matter where you live. It's nothing personal, you see, just by being alive you are in their way. Even Muslims are not exempt. Just ask the Iraqis. >
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