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barkway

(11 posts)
9. We support lies?
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 07:03 AM
Nov 2012

Israel is the one that started this when they broke the truce, and in any discussion of the conflict, it is imperative to remember that Israel and Gaza are NOT two equal, opposing forces! Gaza is occupied by Israel! Talk about the need to defend oneself, and to have a right to exist?! And our media keeps presenting the atrocities as if they are equal. Hundreds are wounded in Gaza, over 100 are dead including pregnant women and innocent children. How many Israeli children have been blown to bits? Anyone who supports what Israel is doing to the Palestinian people is seriously lacking in morals, ethics, values, and any human compassion whatsoever. As an aside, I am sick and tired of the propaganda we are fed by our government and US media so Americans will continue to support sending billions of our tax dollars to Israel for their military when we have needs for that money for our own people right here on US soil.

Absolutely disgusting. Puregonzo1188 Nov 2012 #1
Thank goodness we have Russia on the UNSC to provide a moral compass oberliner Nov 2012 #2
Neither the US nor Russia are emblematic of a moral foreign policy. David__77 Nov 2012 #6
Jesus Christ! WTF, Obama?! nt Deep13 Nov 2012 #3
Do you know what the statement read? MadBadger Nov 2012 #4
We currently have neocon foreign policy, rudycantfail Nov 2012 #5
The UNSC needs to be abolished Ash_F Nov 2012 #7
That would kill the UN hack89 Nov 2012 #10
Not if their people demand justice. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #16
How about we make democracy and free elections criteria hack89 Nov 2012 #21
Agreed, but the US should not dictate that either. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #23
And they don't already? Puregonzo1188 Nov 2012 #27
Pretty much. nt hack89 Nov 2012 #28
Where would they get their funding from? oberliner Nov 2012 #12
Maybe not so much in the near future ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #13
What do you mean? oberliner Nov 2012 #20
The UN budget is about 5 billion Ash_F Nov 2012 #17
The US pays about 20 percent of that budget oberliner Nov 2012 #18
That's not the point Ash_F Nov 2012 #24
I disagree oberliner Nov 2012 #25
The US pays what it does because of its dominating position Ash_F Nov 2012 #26
Deja vu SariesNightly Nov 2012 #8
We support lies? barkway Nov 2012 #9
There was no agreed upon truce. hack89 Nov 2012 #11
Do you have a link to any articles JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2012 #14
To the Israel glacierbay Nov 2012 #15
No dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #19
You're right cpwm17 Nov 2012 #22
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