Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> Kevin Gowen wrote:
>
>> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
>>> There was some excitement in the beginning when
>>> possession was suspected or revealed, then it was accepted as how
>>> things are.
>>>
>>> But backing Israel, for one, puts the US in an awkward position when
>>> condemning invasion, terror, or WMD in the Middle East.
>>
>> How so?
>
> Because if the US were not Israel's buddy, they would be able to
> acknowledge that it is Israel's use of "undue force" such as shooting
> or running over even foreign protesters, bulldozing and blowing up
> residential districts, or killing men, women and children not linked
> to terror, which contributes to the unrest and violence.

Israel's force isn't undue. What do you really think would happen if Israel
declared tomorrow, "We renounce violence forever. We have dissolved our
armed forces"?

-- 
Kevin Gowen