In case you want to find the most interesting site to give you the Middle Eastern perspective and if you have never taken a visit go to Sandmonkey.org. SandMonkey who is Egyptian and Pro-American had this to say today...actually everything he says is pretty memorable, diverse, and honest...and it is coming from someone who knows.
This is what this feels like: A never-ending war. The Battle that will never end, mainly because the Israelis are willing to Kill to stay alive, and because the arabs are willing to die to kill them. I don't think Peace is possible, mainly because you need a common ground for peace, and a level of acceptable losses. The Israelis will always reach a point where their losses become unacceptable, and they will push for Peace. Not for our side. Our acceptable losses are limitless, as long as we win. When your acceptable loss is your own death, what is there to compromise on?
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That's what the Nazis and the Japanese thought too. But we whupped them.
Would you agree though that this enemy is unlike the others of the past? The motivation cannot be reasoned...heck at least Japan and Hitler used regular warfare...you cannot even define what these people are doing.
This enemy's motivation is the same as it has been since the 7th century -- hate Jews and spread their religion through violence. As to their tactics, they aren't good enough to face professional soldiers, so they attack soft targets. When you have a ruthless enemy that does not fear death, the solution is to kill them. The problem is, we are expected to wage wars without killing "innocent" civilians and without losing our own troops. We have one arm and one leg tied behind us.
As I said earlier, the solution is to return to old methods of warfare. If a town is being used as a refuge for terrorists, carpet bomb it. The surgical method of warfare just prolongs the conflict and in the end, results in more suffering.
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