Community Messageboard 3: I was wondering if you meant Saddam or Israel-Palestine by Monotonous Mantra

I was wondering if you meant Saddam or Israel-Palestine Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 03:07:29 PM

Using chemical weapons against the Iraqi Kurds.

Didn't this happen in 1989 (not sure about the exact year, could be '8? There wasn't a war movement then, right?

Palestinian suicide bombers blowing up buses in Israel.

Palestinian children being killed in Israeli "target" attacks.

If peace were established, these incidents (although, I wonder if these count legally as atrocities) would stop.

I suppose the peace camp would suggest that both sides restrain themselves and return to the table. I think, however, right now, there is a feeling that the peace process is dead. Also, the backing for the withdrawal plan by the U.S. probably will not be accepteable to the Palestinians.

I would add that there is no war alternative where this particular conflict is concerned, so (political & economic) pressure and intermediaries might have to be applied.

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52 Diplomats slam Blair on Mid-East snoopster - 26/04/2004 11:37:25 AM 206 Views

Blair is fair game at the moment excalibur - 26/04/2004 11:48:47 AM 28 Views

It's interesting they are all former diplomats too excalibur - 26/04/2004 11:52:36 AM 15 Views

You seem to kind of answer yourself here snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:05:24 PM 11 Views

That's a good point - I guess I did

excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:13:41 PM 9 Views

That is true snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:18:33 PM 7 Views

Pretty much so snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:04:24 PM 9 Views

Re: Pretty much so excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:16:17 PM 8 Views

Re: Pretty much so snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:20:30 PM 6 Views

Blair is incredibly well respected here excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:27:03 PM 8 Views

Seems odd as a contrast with over here snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:30:15 PM 11 Views

heheh. Aviendha - 26/04/2004 12:50:47 PM 8 Views

It's the same anywhere excalibur - 26/04/2004 01:04:25 PM 8 Views

Did anyone else find this bit amusing? excalibur - 26/04/2004 11:56:26 AM 30 Views

I don't know about that snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:00:45 PM 12 Views

True, but what principles have changed? excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:19:30 PM 10 Views

It is hard to tell snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:23:33 PM 6 Views

I thought that the policy has been up until Bush excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:33:39 PM 8 Views

No, you're right. aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 12:38:39 PM 13 Views

However, he has forced Blair to abandon his own position, right? *NM* Monotonous Mantra - 27/04/2004 07:55:26 AM 2 Views

Plus snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:28:24 PM 6 Views

That's always been the case excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:37:55 PM 10 Views

But this time snoopster - 27/04/2004 04:22:21 AM 4 Views

We are discussing that in my Intl Security class. Aviendha - 26/04/2004 12:53:32 PM 23 Views

Atrocities such as...? Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 01:42:38 PM 18 Views

I gave Saddam as an example... Aviendha - 26/04/2004 02:01:45 PM 14 Views

I was wondering if you meant Saddam or Israel-Palestine Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 03:07:29 PM 12 Views

I wasn't talking about a particular war. I'm talking about my class.. Aviendha - 26/04/2004 06:55:53 PM 10 Views

Re: I wasn't talking about a particular war. I'm talking about my class.. Monotonous Mantra - 27/04/2004 07:29:32 AM 3 Views

Re: I gave Saddam as an example... the kumquat warrior - 27/04/2004 12:32:10 AM 9 Views

Re: I gave Saddam as an example... Aviendha - 27/04/2004 07:56:36 AM 7 Views

Here's one... aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 02:11:10 PM 15 Views

Thanks for the link and address *NM* Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 03:08:16 PM 2 Views

Yes, I did Moridin_2000 - 26/04/2004 03:36:22 PM 11 Views

Bush is the only US president aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 12:29:08 PM 30 Views

Re: Bush is the only US president snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:31:34 PM 21 Views

That's what I'm saying though ... excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:35:04 PM 19 Views

It has to do with the policy reversal Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 12:38:35 PM 21 Views

Re: Bush is the only US president p hart - 26/04/2004 02:51:45 PM 13 Views

... aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 03:27:18 PM 14 Views

and yet.... wads - 26/04/2004 05:17:07 PM 12 Views

The BBC has now published most of the letter excalibur - 26/04/2004 01:02:26 PM 20 Views

52? wads - 26/04/2004 05:18:59 PM 10 Views

Re: 52 Diplomats slam Blair on Mid-East Columbo - 26/04/2004 05:21:06 PM 10 Views

I feel sorry for Blair. chorabliss - 26/04/2004 06:53:42 PM 11 Views

Here is most of it. excalibur - 26/04/2004 08:09:20 PM 9 Views

Well, it is self inflicted snoopster - 27/04/2004 04:24:50 AM 5 Views

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