16th April 2003, 8:20 AM
Quote:No need to help them, as there is nothing wrong with them
I completely agree. Sadly, there are people on both ends of the political spectrum that dismiss anything that comes from the "opposition." I hope that I haven't been pegged into that hole yet, because I disagree with ABF on that point. Liberalism and Conservatism are a great balance of thinking. It is stubborness and unwillingness to listen that frustrates me.
On the Israeli-Palestinian issue, your conclusions are dubious, Weltall. No hopeless problem? In a conflict that can be directly traced back to the World War I era, I find it hard to believe that Clinton made a hopeful situaton hopeless. Granted, Yasir Arafat cannot bring peace (partly because he must appease terrorist groups like Hamas), but who is the alternative? From the Arab point of view, Israel has not satisfied its past agreements (UN resolution 242, Israeli settlements), it has acted disproportionately to threats, and it is ruled by an evil man. Whether this skepticism is well-founded is debatable, but the skepticism is a reality that must be dealt with.