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In reply to the discussion: President Jimmy Carter: "How To Fix It": Ending this war in Gaza begins with recognizing Hamas [View all]Uncle Joe
(65,064 posts)83. Yea, because 1.8 million impoverished people trapped in an open air prison ghetto is like a man that
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believes Obama is a Kenyan Muslim and that he shouldn't have to pay for permits to graze his cattle on federal lands.
I also noticed, you never did answer my questions.
They've been living in misery for decades, their land was taken, they're either refugees or children of refugees living in dense squalor with rampant poverty in an open air prison, ghetto.
What kind of mentality or attitudes do you believe that fosters?
How do you believe we would react if our neighbors had us trapped and blockaded by land, sea and air in a much smaller, denser U.S. and over 210 million Americans were "living" below the poverty line?
Would we try to fight back with whatever weapons we could get whether effective or not, would we build tunnels to get food, supplies, weapons and munitions, to carry the fight to the enemy or even perhaps escape?
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President Jimmy Carter: "How To Fix It": Ending this war in Gaza begins with recognizing Hamas [View all]
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
OP
The president needs to send Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton to sort this out
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2014
#4
Actually, I was thinking of him more as an adviser to President Carter, LOL
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2014
#45
"Kill all Jews" is not in their Charter, more lies. Give it up, Israel's moral failures are clear.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#72
Funny how a "Liberal" will suddenly buy Right Wing propaganda if it's anti-Palestinian.
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2014
#77
I think it's cute to use Wolf Blitzer as a reliable source for the truth....
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2014
#75
Thank you. Too many freaking liberals buying into obvious propaganda...shades of Iraq.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#79
When Israel and Hamas were cooperating with each other in 2013 rocket attacks dropped 98%
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#24
Yes we have, I remember making this post and this should tell you a few things.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#28
Netanyahu's mass retribution turning a tragic crime into an act of war is what escalated both
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#38
They were about to hold elections after the unity government agreement between Fatah/Hamas and
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#30
Being blockaded in a dense open air prison, Ghetto with a 70% poverty rate creates a powder keg
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#42
Why not? Their members were being rounded up in mass numbers for the actions of two.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#46
If all you have are rocks that's what you stock up on, they have no air force, no navy, no tanks,
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#48
It's a matter of pride. If you can't stop a well-armed imperial power from destroying your
eridani
Aug 2014
#51
Yea, because 1.8 million impoverished people trapped in an open air prison ghetto is like a man that
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#83
Palestine has a right to defend itself. If not Hamas, some form of Palestinian military
morningfog
Aug 2014
#29
But long range artillery into an urban area, armed drones, bombs dropped...all defensive.?.....
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#73
Interesting. Quite the contrast to Clinton's recent thoughts on the matter. nt
adirondacker
Aug 2014
#19
He's right. And had we "recognized" Saddam there would have been no need for invading...BUT
kelliekat44
Aug 2014
#20
I'll take Jimmy Carter's word for it. He knows more than anybody in the world...
Peace Patriot
Aug 2014
#49
here is a list of morons who have been advocating exactly that for years
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2014
#62
See Post 70. Powell talked about a dialogue with Hamas, not recognition ot its legitimacy.
badtoworse
Aug 2014
#71
Destruction of "Israel" not the destruction of Jews. It's really about land and resources.
kelliekat44
Aug 2014
#63