[fabsroman]

I think I have asked this question before, but does anybody know why this hatred between the arabs and the Israelis started? I am trying to figure out who is to blame for this entire mess. That way, we can nuke that side and get rid of the gangrene. We have to do what we have to do. Wonder how the world would react to some tactical nukes in the Middle East.

Another thing that I noticed is that the initial attacks this time were against actual Israeli soldiers. As far as I am concerned, that is a step up for the "terrorists." I bet they call themselves freedom fighters over there. I really want to know why this all started so I can understand a little more about the arabs/muslims ways. For instance, is it okay that they are fighting the way they are because they are in the right and they do not have somebody backing them with high tech weaponry and education? When cornered, you have to do whatever you can to get out of it. For instance, I think of myself as a good guy, but if anarchy were to hit the US, my family was starving or dehydrated, somebody else had food and water but no firearm, and I had the gun, you can bet that the person would be giving up the food and water and/or his life before my family would die. Yet, I hold doors open for people. I am as polite as can be, etc. So, I would love to know why this fight has been going on for so long.

As far as Israeli pilots be the best there is, how many wars have they been in. Last I checked, they weren't in World War II where a lot of planes got shot down. Please don't tell me that their pilots could have been involved in that war and not been shot down at least once. How about Korea or Vietnam. Were they involved in that? How many planes did we lose in Desert Storm or the current war on terrorism? My buddy that flies F-18's said that there was nothing that Afghanistan had that could knock down a plane flying at 15,000 feet or higher. What type of technology do the Israelis fly against. Is it Russian made stuff thrown at them by skilled operators? Does anybody know the answer.

I ask a lot of questions because I like to know exactly what is going on. I did the exact same thing with the wolves thread and ended up changing my mind slightly. Knowledge is power, and following along with blinders on is sheer stupidity.

I guess I would like to start with understanding how this entire mess started. That will get me started. of course, the in-laws are currently driving up from Florida (i.e., spent the entire morning and most of the afternoon cleaning the entire house and going to the dump), but I'll try to do a little research in the meantime.