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My only post on the ME crisis [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 OP
Mutually Assured Destruction... hlthe2b Jul 2014 #1
It is a cycle nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #4
Rec. Thanks nadin. Scuba Jul 2014 #2
Generational hatred through learned/experienced behavior, the worst kind and so RKP5637 Jul 2014 #3
It will of on until something breaks it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #6
Thank you for this refreshing cup of sanity. Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #5
You welcome nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #8
Your deleted post contained other info that's not strictly accurate Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #7
I deleted a post reporting munitions in a UNWRA nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #9
You also said "Hamas is using human shields" Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #12
Well, I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #14
Palestine is an officially recognised state, now, is it? Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #15
You missed the government is recognized as the legal authority nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #18
That doesn't make them a state actor. Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #19
Yup, why the Palestinian Red Crescent is recognized as a national Society nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #20
134 nations recognize Palestine as a state Hugabear Jul 2014 #25
I was stuck in the first seven nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #56
It was your last word two posts ago? Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #33
134 nations recognize Palestine as a state Hugabear Jul 2014 #58
They’re a state when it’s convenient; they’re not when it’s inconvenient. Just like the land is Chathamization Jul 2014 #50
Except that under International Law it is a state nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #57
Then the US and Israel need to recognize it as one. N/T Chathamization Jul 2014 #59
34 states refuse to recognize Israel nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #61
So once more, they’re a state when it’s convenient; they’re not when it’s inconvenient. Chathamization Jul 2014 #62
What he's trying to tell you is that both Israel and Palestine are recognized as states Hugabear Jul 2014 #64
Under the 1933 Montevideo Convention nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #69
Palestine is a recognized state Hugabear Jul 2014 #24
your HuffPo is not about extra judicial killings its about the execution of a confessed child killer azurnoir Jul 2014 #30
I am sorry for giving you the wrong link nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #37
the second and third are from the same 2012 incident the forth is no longer availible azurnoir Jul 2014 #43
And this is why I do not bother with the subject nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #48
You don't like your lies & distortions to be challenged....poor baby!!!! U4ikLefty Jul 2014 #70
I am supporting neither nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #73
Welcome back, nadin. A rec from me because your opinion matters as much as anyone's. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #10
I'm not sure what your point is, or why this thread was necessary. closeupready Jul 2014 #11
So... malokvale77 Jul 2014 #103
No, I was trying to interpret Nadine's opening post. closeupready Jul 2014 #105
The Sampson Option... malokvale77 Jul 2014 #106
I can't imagine that this will be your only post on the subject. MineralMan Jul 2014 #13
The support is not about Israel nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #16
That is an amazing video Nadin mcar Jul 2014 #22
Wow. Pretty well boils it down. calimary Jul 2014 #27
It reminds me of the "Troubles" in Ireland and the way the violence was tblue37 Jul 2014 #94
I was thinking about that over night nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #101
Great video! Thanks for posting it. Throd Jul 2014 #32
Man, what a video! I have a hunch that ballyhoo Jul 2014 #46
Somebody posted it the other day nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #54
Yes. Well, thanks for posting it. I'll spread ballyhoo Jul 2014 #63
Wow, Nadin--thanks for providing that video. nt tblue37 Jul 2014 #93
You welcome nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #96
As far as not supporting any side, perhaps our government feels it has no other option. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2014 #34
Personally, I have no information on the current state of such things. MineralMan Jul 2014 #35
I'm 100 percent in agreement BobbyBoring Jul 2014 #40
What three-letter word is that? MineralMan Jul 2014 #41
He's talking about oil. delphi72 Jul 2014 #47
That is the other reason nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #55
I couldn't agree more. But that makes too much sense to ever be implemented. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2014 #42
But we won't--because oil. tblue37 Jul 2014 #95
I do not agree with you on many subjects... malokvale77 Jul 2014 #104
In the timeline nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #38
Thank you. I'll check it out. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2014 #44
For some reason, I read ME as BainsBane Jul 2014 #17
The Samson option ... GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #21
What do you think having nuclear arms is about? MAD is backed into the cake. TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #36
Or of a nation AnalystInParadise Jul 2014 #97
no snark bigtree Jul 2014 #23
You think I have made up my ten years as a medic for an actual NGO nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #45
I appreciate that bigtree Jul 2014 #51
Why I said this is the only OP on this nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #53
fair enough bigtree Jul 2014 #60
The video embedded in that response to mm nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #66
your thread bigtree Jul 2014 #68
Given all of this - TBF Jul 2014 #26
I really don't know nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #77
Perhaps so - it certainly has been going on as long as I can remember. nt TBF Jul 2014 #78
Sad, but true. n/t xocet Jul 2014 #28
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #29
I applaud you heaven05 Jul 2014 #31
VERY well said. nt clarice Jul 2014 #39
What's your real point? cpwm17 Jul 2014 #49
If you missed it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #52
Bullshit. You try to draw an equivalency where there is none. U4ikLefty Jul 2014 #65
Thank you, as expected nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #72
The Samson idea is a big loser for Israel as the European, nilesobek Jul 2014 #67
If they ever launch nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #71
Yeah, there is no doubt they could hurt the whole world. nilesobek Jul 2014 #74
Hubby and I have a wry sense of humor nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #75
thoughtful MFM008 Jul 2014 #76
Another false equivalency argument that covers for Israel. BillZBubb Jul 2014 #79
Expected nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #80
You may think you are not taking sides, but you have. BillZBubb Jul 2014 #81
That my friend is a legal standard nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #82
You want to break the cycle, call out Israel on the occupation and quit the false equivalency. BillZBubb Jul 2014 #84
Nah, I will ask on both sides to break the cycle nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #85
THAT is pure truth ! NM_Birder Jul 2014 #91
Indeed...beyond full nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #92
Did you do that "shit" for 10 years? U4ikLefty Jul 2014 #98
I know this is difficult to understand nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #100
This message was self-deleted by its author U4ikLefty Jul 2014 #99
A war crime is a war crime but not all crimes are equal. uppityperson Jul 2014 #83
That is a fair point nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #86
well it looks like they're already using their "Dahiya" option magical thyme Jul 2014 #87
The army are no saints nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #88
Sorry, but I can't agree with you here. Hamas hadn't fired rockets for 18 or 19 months and it would magical thyme Jul 2014 #89
Then we will have to disagree. nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #90
K&R n/t bobthedrummer Jul 2014 #102
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