Doer
Well-Known Member
It is our problem. It's not unlikely to spread, it is spreading.why is this our problem?
I know i know, America constantly sticks its nose into other people business, but what if we stop, what if we just stop interfering and just let then sort it out? Is what happens on our conscience, can we be held responsible internationally? Should our tax dollars be spent playing big brother to the world to try and stop what "we consider" injustices? but then there is the oil we depend so heavily on...... but i'm not sure that has anything do with Israel.
we spend so much time contemplating how to solve the worlds problems when i feel we have enough of our own problems to worry about to keep us busy for quiet some time.
This is a isolated conflict between 2 independent factions that does not require our interference. It has little to no chance of spreading to become any major threat to us.
IMO, we are all, including myself missing many of the points. My nephew straightened me out over Thanksgiving.
1 - genetically Palestinians and Israeli's are identical. And this group is unlike any of the other regional gene pools.
2 - The claims on the land, historically are identical back to 2500 BC.
3 - a big portion of Israel's citizens, around 20 % are Muslim Arabs, mostly calling themselves Palestinian.
4 - These Arab citizens are in mostly the Northern Territories. They don't consider themselves occupied by the evil Zionist.
5 - the West Bank came to be when Jordan kicked out the population across the river to exile for fomenting revolt and Black Sunday.
6 - West Bank is quite orderly and under semi-self rule by Abbas. The trash gets picked up, streets are policed. Yet they took some missiles from Gaza crazy land.
7 - The few security fences to make the teeshirt jihad stand down are working.
8 - There is a Palestinian on the Israels Supreme Court
9 - The Palestinians have representation at about 20% in the Parliament.
10 - The Gaza strip was a fountain filled, verdant beach Paradise and a money maker tourist spot, when Israel was running it.
This last temper tantrum of Hamas was the opening negotiations about the F-16s and the Sharia Constitution for the Muslim Brotherhood. When Hillary got there to OK the deal, the Missiles stopped. But, they were able to saturate an Iron Dome and Israel learned a little lesson about re-supply.
We didn't cause this...maybe. But we are busy selling advanced weapons to both sides and still just nattering about Iran. When everyone wants a fight. The fight will happen.
I don't don't take sides.