José;8108873 said:
I don't wanna see the horrendous scenes of innocent Americans falling to their deaths to escape an inferno anymore than you do, Marty...
That's one of the reasons I support the peaceful dismantlement of the state of Israel.
I'm going to be blunt, Jose'; you're not well thought on this. It's a mistake to suggest that dismantling Israel is some panacea that will transform the islamist Middle East. To believe that, suggests you don't understand Islamic ideology. It's also a mistake to believe that appeasing Islamic terrorists will prevent Islamic terrorism.
For example, the near daily splodin' of people in Iraq and the absolutely vicious civil war waging in Syria have nothing to do with Israel. They are the continuation of the internecine hatreds separating the Sunni/salafi tribes from the shia. Those hatreds are the continuation of a blood feud that dates to ancient Islamic times and tales.
Heres an interesting tidbit if we look back in time for some historical perspective: In Algeria, where 150,000+ people have died in Allah's name since 1992, the violent fire of jihad still burns bright and hot in the hearts of the holy warriors. Anyway, you add that number to those killed during the same time period in the jihad fronts of the Sudan (200,000±) and now Syria, and you've got yourself a city's worth of
Religion of Peace murder victims. But of course, it doesn't stop in Jammu & Kashmir, Algeria, and Darfur.