Clearing up the Lebanese-Israeli Conflict

I believe I need to clear up what I stated first off here is where I stand on the current conflict.

1. I do not support Hamas or Hezbollah, and would you be surprised to know that I do not condone the actions of Israel's retaliation but, I am willing to say that they were within their rights as a country to defend themselves.

2. I am not a terrorist sympathizer. What I am simply trying to point out is that many politicians in the west have cozied up to Israel simply out of convenience and the fact that nobody in hell wants to be seen next to Hamas or Hezbollah.

3. Let me be clear, I do not support or condone the acts of violence that have been going on between all sides and that includes Israel.

4. I personally believe that Terrorists have attacked the United States because of it's close ties towards Israel. I do not believe Israel to be a bad country in my view but in other countries in the middle east, Israel is extremely hated. I am not saying we should just stop supporting Israel I am saying that we need to back off sometimes and not let ourselves get involved in the affairs of other countries.

5. Yes Hamas is radical and I probably don't even share one single position they do. But lets keep in mind folks, for those of you who are keeping count. Hamas was democratically elected and while we may disagree with the palestinian peoples choice, we must at least respect the fact the government is not a dictatorship.

6. I will also point out that I am a pro-life, pro-peace, anti-death penalty person who believes that all life must be valued and must not be taken away.

Why Harper is wrong to stand with Israel

Don't get me wrong I know that Stephen Harper obviously pretty much does support Israel and I'm not saying its wrong to stand with Israel, obviously it is less controversial to stand with Israel then any other middle eastern countries. Here is the point I'm trying to get at. I'm not Anti-Semetic. I used to be what some would consider a very strong friend of Israel and pretty much believed that they were better then everyone else in the middle east.

Let me tell you the real reason why terrorists kill people, its not because they hate our freedom, its not because of that at all. The reason terrorists kill is because of the United States of America overwhelming one sided support of Israel. What I am trying to say is that having a bias of Israel is not good if you want to try and maintain middle east peace. I'm saying that Mr. Harper and the United States must take into consideration what other countries think and not just support Israel every single time in a war.

Most of the time you hear from Arab countries that the reason they are angry at the United States is because they accuse all of them as being a bunch of Zionists. Which in many ways I think that kind of support might be. I'm just trying to say that If you want a peace agreement you have to understand that Israel is no angel. Israel is just as bad as Palestine and Lebanon. So they are all at fault for starting this conflict.