Comments on: War and Rumors of War http://www.kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2006/07/14/war-and-rumors-of-war/ for posterity and whatnot Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:46:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lisa http://www.kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2006/07/14/war-and-rumors-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-3241 lisa Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:25:45 +0000 http://kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2006/07/14/war-and-rumors-of-war/#comment-3241 Here is a quote from a book I read years ago and didn't write down the author or title but the quote has always stuck with me and rings true for the last 59 years: To a foreigner, a Gentile, the land looked neither especially Arab nor Jewish nor promised. More than anything else, it looked frightening: the object of too much desire. As you said they are surrounded by their enemies maybe the first choice of action on their part is to not pick up a weapon. I find their lack of control in this area sickening! I wonder if the people just trying to eck out a sense of existence think this last round of retaliation is worth it! I understand the thought of standing up for your freedom is essential but at the cost of 60 years of war, is it really? Here is a quote from a book I read years ago and didn’t write down the author or title but the quote has always stuck with me and rings true for the last 59 years: To a foreigner, a Gentile, the land looked neither especially Arab nor Jewish nor promised. More than anything else, it looked frightening: the object of too much desire.

As you said they are surrounded by their enemies maybe the first choice of action on their part is to not pick up a weapon. I find their lack of control in this area sickening! I wonder if the people just trying to eck out a sense of existence think this last round of retaliation is worth it! I understand the thought of standing up for your freedom is essential but at the cost of 60 years of war, is it really?

]]> By: Mark Byron http://www.kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2006/07/14/war-and-rumors-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-3240 Mark Byron Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:02:44 +0000 http://kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2006/07/14/war-and-rumors-of-war/#comment-3240 Amen. You nailed it and put it into geosynchronous orbit. Amen. You nailed it and put it into geosynchronous orbit.

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