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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Whatever you think of Netanyahu, what do you make of this quote:
The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.
And Sparky, I respectfully ask you to avoid all the "saddens and sickens" kind of stuff. It can a different kind of conversation. I'm only asking.
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Well,
Sparky, I think it's
sad that Netanyahu resorts to
sick fear-mongering, however euphonious and poetic-sounding.
What do make of this quote:
Quote:
President George W. Bush, in an address to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001 said, "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
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Same kind of divisive, war-accelerating, jingoism. The purpose of such a statement is not to convey truth, but to justify past and future aggression.