tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post8709278233729671500..comments2024-01-20T15:51:35.268-06:00Comments on And So it Goes in Shreveport: Hope 'n Change for the Middle East?Pat Austin Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767059128758168960noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-44614387740998995512009-01-03T20:08:00.000-06:002009-01-03T20:08:00.000-06:00pretty sure he'll get to it :)i think the Isra...pretty sure he'll get to it :)<BR/><BR/>i think the Israel/Palenstine issue is hardcore irrationally religiously based and will NEVER be "fixed" **shrug**<BR/><BR/>sort of like trying to stop the Irish Catholics and Protestants from killing one another in Ireland<BR/><BR/>honestly - in my brief low opinion - I think "creating" Israel (which in my opinion was this big gift out of guilt due to the Holocaust by the United Nations when there was no guilt necessary on anyone's party really but Hitler - god - am I saying this right?) and declaring a religious homeland for any religion is ridiculous- where is the Christians homeland? The Buddhist' homeland? etc. I think the fact that others already were settled there makes it even worse. So I don't think you can ever make that ok to a lot of folks. OF COURSE it's obvious that the freakin' Hamas is insane and ethnic/terrorist based via religion as well and frankly - yeah - you go bomb me over and over - you're asking for it - and now you're getting it-0 and you wanna cry stop b/c YOU put civilians around your targets. screw you. <BR/><BR/>It's all sorta effed up - I'm shocked any politician can make anyone honor what I think is an unfair and biased claim that Israel is so sacred to one set they should get to kick anyone out - especially when it was created. But yeah -Hamas - zero sympathy. You started it - you got it back.<BR/><BR/>Besides - who effs with Israel - those guys are damn heartless in war and crush anyone.<BR/><BR/>blah blahblah - it's effed up man!<BR/><BR/>Anyway - I think Obama is in a tough spot until inaugration but I see your point - I'm curious to get him in there too and let's see what happens.<BR/><BR/>omg is Caroline Kennedy shutting up yet>?!?!<BR/><BR/>hey - are you reading your book i got you?Mary Frances Archer https://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066140665486403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-48399745341714218422009-01-03T18:38:00.000-06:002009-01-03T18:38:00.000-06:00BTW, if you look at Ayre's column, check out the c...BTW, if you look at Ayre's column, check out the comments..."We are so honored that you wrote for us, sir!"Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044223737833333480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-45124689932615629052009-01-03T17:39:00.000-06:002009-01-03T17:39:00.000-06:00The problem is you can't tell because he still doe...The problem is you can't tell because he still doesn't give concrete ideas on much of anything!! I'm surprised he actually named cabinet people. As you said, he needs to speak up. How long did it take him to say anything about the Georgia/Russia thing whereas John McCain was talking about it before GWB was. <BR/><BR/>But I do think (along with everyone else it seems) that Israel is trying to do as much to destroy Hamas as they can before GWB is out of office because they know he's going to back them up and they can't do a lot on their own. Wouldn't you if you were them? <BR/><BR/>I just can't help but be put off by headlines I read during the election such as "Palestinians Campaigning for Obama" and even "Farrakhan Praises Obama."<BR/><BR/>I hope it turns out that four years from now people like Farrakhan hate Obama, but I'm still not getting much of a feeling for what Obama's going to do about anything other than fix roads and bridges. (And if this doesn't make sense, I'm nervously watching my Falcons LOL)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044223737833333480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-62098740676779443782009-01-03T16:14:00.000-06:002009-01-03T16:14:00.000-06:00Oh yeah, I saw that on HuffPo; the distinguished g...Oh yeah, I saw that on HuffPo; the distinguished guy in the neighborhood professor. Gag.Pat Austin Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767059128758168960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-19407674287726379292009-01-03T16:13:00.000-06:002009-01-03T16:13:00.000-06:00Allahpundit asks the question on Hot Air:Question:...Allahpundit asks the question on Hot Air:<BR/><BR/>Question: Are we to infer from the timing that Obama greenlit the operation? I remember people like John Bolton speculating months ago that the IAF would make a run on Iran sometime between the election and the inauguration, partly to avoid putting the new president on the spot and partly to eliminate the possibility that he’d stop them from acting once in office. This ain’t Iran, but the principle still applies. Did The One sign off on this, or did Israel act now precisely so that he wouldn’t have to?<BR/><BR/>What do you think?Pat Austin Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767059128758168960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-50642457359783402622009-01-03T13:52:00.000-06:002009-01-03T13:52:00.000-06:00That's one thing that really bothered me during th...That's one thing that really bothered me during the election... Shepard Smith and his lame interview with Joe the Plumber aside LOL, we never got any real answers about Obama's feelings for Israel. I read a lot about it as this is one subject I've always been really interested in, but it never really made the news and between things he's said in the past and his "associations," I don't feel too comfortable with it. <BR/><BR/>BTW, speaking of his associations, did you see who's blogging at HuffPo now?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044223737833333480noreply@blogger.com