Platt, Squonk, Sriram, All,
Before I say anything, let me first express my gratitude for being able to
express my viewpoints, even if they may be somewhat anti-American. My
parents have both warned me not to get into any kind of political argument
because of the dangerous stereotypes lurking around and because of government
monitoring of e-mail and chat rooms, etc. So I am grateful for having a
medium through which to express myself and at the same time saddened to see
that the terrorists have accomplished one of their goals, which was to stifle
our freedoms.
Platt, in response to your question:
Regardless, would you have the U.S. renounce its support of Israel?
I would not have the US completely renounce its support because I am
realistic. I would however have the US partially renounce its hard line
backing of the country and have it work more closely with Palestine in
bringing about peace. The hatred of the US in Iraq comes from the sanctions
the US imposed on them after they violated a UN Security Council resolution.
But Israel has violated 69 of these resolutions and still receives staunch
support from the US. And I know that some might argue that Israel is right
in breaking the UN laws, but who is to say which laws are important and which
are meaningless?
Also, I don't watch very much news, especially after about a week of the 9/11
coverage, but I did see a priest, imam, hindu priest, and rabbi give speeches
in turn, all denouncing the terrorist acts on CNN.
Lastly, the US is responsible for some of the repressive regimes in countries
such as Saudi Arabia. I don't have an idea of what exactly should be done by
the US to remedy the problem however.
Rasheed
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