flavio
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Originally posted by: Mxylplyx
Originally posted by: flavio
Originally posted by: Mxylplyx
Israel is the dominant power in the region. Dont shoot at them and then cry foul when they come and punch you in the mouth.
Ah, you act as if this all started when someone shot at Israel conveniently ignoring all of history. As if Israel has never shot at anyone and then cried foul when they got punched in the mouth back.
The current situation is a cycle of revenge for something the other side has done. If the US started colonizing and ousting people from areas in Mexico I would expect Mexicans to fight back. Just because the US is the dominant power in the region means squat.
If I take a shot at someone across from me, and then he raises his weapon to shoot back, all the history behind my reasons for shooting dont mean shit, because he's about to try and kill my ass. We in America live in peace because we conquered the native Americans, and subdued them to a point to which they simply gave up. The remaining tribes, if you want to call them that, have every right to try to rise up and retake what they believe is theirs, but they should be prepared to suffer the consequences. The Palestenians are beaten, but they refuse to surrender and lay down their arms, so they in turn live in misery. Now their cause might eventually prevail due to favorable demographic changes, or some other unforseen event, but if that is what they are holding out for, they have a long life of suffering to endure before that becomes a reality. This isnt a might makes right argument, it is a reminder that our modern system of mediating conflict and creating short term solutions to long term problems only glosses over the fundamental fact that the one with the might sets his own rules.
Actually the international community sets rules as well. For example if Russia were to try and take over Georgia or the US tried to take over Canada right now using their own rules because they have might there would probably be some international involvement.