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You seem to regularly value the worth of others and make an honest attempt at understanding their opinions, and everything in your post is true as far as it goes. I don't know if you were alive at the time of the US occupation of South Vietnam; I was, and many of those who served in that occupation did so solely to test their own courage under fire with little or no regard for how many innocent civilians they killed; then some of them whined about no parades when they came home.The Palestinians in Darmour in 1982 would not have been there if one-third of the population of Mandate Palestine had not imposed a Jewish State on all Palestinians in 1948. Since Zionists haven't seen fit to occupy Sudan (yet), I'm guessing that's why we don't want to blame Israel for the tragedy of two million murdered Christians in that particular hell-hole.Are we back to the Viet Nam war, Georgie, because it is obvious that a coward like you wouldn't even defend this country if needed. Did you even go into the California National Guard during peacetime so you could help out here if needed during natural disasters? So you know one Armenian. Why not ask many Armenians if they support Israel over the Arabs after what happened to their people? Meanwhile, why not do as I suggest and go speak to the citizens in your area who are Hindus, Assyrians, Buddhists, etc. and ask them how they feel about the Muslims? By the way, Georgie, since you are blaming the tragedy at Damour on the creation of the State of Israel, could you tell us if Israel was to blame for the tragedy of the over two million Christians murdered in the Sudan by Muslims? How about the Hindus murdered in Bangladesh by the Pakistani Army? It's really pathetic when you have posters like Georgie putting the blame on Israel for what happened instead of saying that the Palestinians didn't have to start up in Darmour in the first place.
The Armenians I know aren't inclined toward prejudge Jew or Arab, which, I suspect, is in stark contrast to most fundamentalists you associate with.
Finally, hero, I couldn't help noticing the two words "if needed" at the end of the first sentence in the above post.
Are you conceding the people of Vietnam posed no threat to this country?
If so, why did you serve two tours?
You didn't murder, maim, displace, and incarcerate enough "gooks" in your first 13 months?
How much courage does it take to commit war crimes?
Less than it takes to resist.
You shouldn't judge anyone until you stand in his shoes. Different winds are blowing now than during the Communist hysteria of that time. The draft was in place at that time, and if someone's country calls a man to duty, some men feel it's their obligation to serve their country.
"The choice facing the world is 'stark and dreadful and inescapable: shall we put an end to the human race; or shall mankind renounce war?'"
Hoss and some of his conservative cousins are advocating the former because they want to meet Jesus. I'm thinking that's a mistake. What about you?
Noam Chomsky, Failed States; P.3