BA>> BK>  OTOH, maybe Mimi should check her history.

BA>> BK>  Israel invaded and occupied the West Bank and Gaza in the 1967
BA>> BK>  war. They pulled out in 2005. 2005-1967 is 38 years. Which is
BA>> BK>  nearly 40.

BA>>You might look at your history too.  The so-called 'West Bank' is the
BA>>area between the original east border of Palestine/Israel (the Jordan
BA>>River) and the 1948 cease-fire line imposed by the UN.  Had the UN
BA>>allowed the  Israelis to finish the job there never would have been a
BA>>'West Bank.'

 JB> Indeed.  Wars are often fought because prior wars were not
 JB> completed.

 All wars are fought because prior wars are not completed, if by
 completed you mean the loser is not able to start over. The only
 way such a war is completed is by genocide. Anything less is
 just the prelude to the next war.

 The only alternative to that is, defeat the enemy government,
 then give the people true freedom and democracy. Probably also
 have to merge the two countries, with complete equality between
 the peoples. I have long said, democracies do not go to war with
 each other.

 So, the only way to win a war permenantly is to fight the war
 for the benefit of the people your enemy rules.

 When do you expect to ever see a war finished?


BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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