From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Tony Williams wrote:
> Adam > wrote:
>
>> Tony Williams wrote:
>>
>>> Adam wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> The Palestinians should be funded etc by the Arabs
/Muslims & the
>>>> Israelis by the Americans.
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't see why either of them should be funded by anyone outside their
>>> borders. It just seems to lead to trouble all round.
>>>
>>
>> Depends. Gaza ain't even allowed a port or airport. As for the west
>> bank...long way from jordan once you factor in road blocks. Syria &
>> Lebanon forget it.
>
>
> I was just having an isolationist moment. I mean, why the f*ck should we
> have anything to do with the Middle East? Pull out the troops, drop the
> foreign aid and use the money we save to develop alternatives to oil.
>

Oh indeed. Depends really on if the US can be held inviolate.

>> There are a lot of people surviving on very little as a result. Not as
>> many as in the congo but hey the congo's a big place.
>
>
> I'd be more inclined to try helping out there with more food and medical
> aid. 38,000 people dying - mainly of malnutrition - each month is truly
> appalling.
>

yup but no money, oil or religion there


Adam

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