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Originally Posted by WagnerX5
...There is very little 'one sided' about any political or global situation discussions on this forum. Seems as though your posts to this topic have no real commentary aside from telling others not to speak. As you said you have no side in the discussion, so why comment to others about them being one sided?
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The above is a partial quote, so please read it all before forming an opinion. It also wasn't directed at me, but since it is an open topic...
I don't have any particular insight to all of this, never having lived in the Middle East, never having been to Armenia, and not having any idea on how to resolve the various Middle Eastern conflicts.
But I do have a couple of thoughts to add, for what it is worth.
I think that many of these posts are rather one-sided. The word 'rant' in the subject line is probably a good indication of that, so it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, but please don't pretend that what follows is balanced.
I have a hard time accepting the moral superiority of either party in the current conflict. I think that there are at least three sides, not two. There is Hezbollah, and whatever their charter means today, many years later. There is Israel, confident in its own righteousness, and therefore just as much of a problem as Hezbollah. Sorry if that offends anyone. And then there is a third position, possibly unattainable, but representing some sort of middle ground, and likely the only path to peace in the region. That goal is more important that the goals of each combatant. And IMO, until the various parties accept that, it is all going to carry on.
My link for the day is an analysis of the UN Peacekeeping role. CBC may not be perfect, but it sometimes offers another viewpoint from the US-based western media.
See what you think of the analysis:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/mi...crisis/un.html
And shed a tear for the families of the peacekeepers who felt compelled to stay and do their job. Unarmed.