All wars are brutal, ugly and inhumane. And it seems to me that that ugliness has impacted DU.

[ShazzieB]

87. I'm in this boat, too.

I sincerely hope that expressing humanitarian concern for innocent Palestians is not seen as supporting Hamas, because it is NOT. I absolutely, categorically CONDEMN Hamas's actions and would condemn those actions no matter who was responsible. After watching quite a bit of news this weekend, I find myself condemning what Hamas has done more than ever.

I have always supported Israel's right to exist and always will. At the same time, I also have some very real concerns about certain Israeli government policies regarding the Palestinians, and I'm not comfortable pretending otherwise. If that is bothsiderism, I am guilty as charged, I guess. What can I say, my brain just has this annoying habit of insisting on seeing things in varying shades of gray instead of stark black and white.

I do my best to express myself clearly, but I can't control how people interpret things. I've actually been posting very little in threads where these issues are being discussed, because 1) I don't agree with a lot of what is being said; 2) I don't want to hide what I really think, and 3) I don't want to contribute to any arguments, much less start any new ones. I guess I'd better continue to adere to that policy.