[Valigator]

Be careful to recognize any slant the mainstream media puts on this war...when Israel decided it needed a homeland a half century ago...they took territories that belonged to the Palestinians for centuries. In some cases, they literally gave the Palestinian people days to get out of there homes with no compensation. In their quest for their rights to establish a state of their own, they pissed alot of people off. It is not as simple as a difference in religion. I personally think the world unestimated the core hatred the Arabs had for the Jews that has festered for decades. This hatred has spawned groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Hezbollah whether you agree with their religion or not is doing what the jews did 55 years ago...trying to establish their own state for their sect. Do I think its a good idea? No, they are extremist and dangerous, but they are as adamant about it as the Jews were. Over many Presidents and many hours of so-called peace processes, the Israeli's have on numerous occations violated almost every aspect of agreements under the guise of "Demanding a homeland" with many of the European nations and the west turning a blind eye to these violations. Is it any wonder some of these groups formed? I have mixed emotions and have for many years about our alignment with Israel, I suppose in the big picture it is in our best interest to stamp these groups out and keep a firm grasp in this area for fuel and strategic reasons...but I inherited the fight of the jews for a homeland, now my children have, and make no mistake, my son's children will inherit it with all its repercusions. So since we did, one thing is for sure, We are here...and I am sick and tired of the Bush bashing, the arm-chair politicians and the time-line to pull our troops out...newsflash we are in it, and we are in it for the next 50 years...