Which global "hot spot" concerns you most?

[RoyalCanadian]

Not everybody agrees the situation is totally one sided.

How much more one sided can this latest situation get -- Israeli soldiers are standing guard on Israeli soil that is not the subject of any claims of controversial occupation. It is undeniably Israeli territory.

In the case of Gaza - Hamas backed terrorists dig a tunnel from a civilian residence (this is true to form for all Arab acts of terrorism -- conceal it beneath civilians with the hopes that if reprisals are made against the operation then civilians will be killed and Israel can be held responsible for their accidental deaths, even though the Arabs don't see anything wrong with killing Israeli civilians going about their daily business). The Hamas backed terrorists then kill two Israeli soldiers on Israeli territory and kidnap Corporal Shalit and return with him to Palestinian territory.

In the case of Lebanon - Hezbollah terrorists enter Israeli territory -- this is an act of war in any other part of the world -- and kidnap Israeli soldiers. Lebanon refuses to accept responsibility for this. Syria refuses to accept responsibility for this -- even though Hezbollah is funded by Syria and Syria still maintains a level of control over Lebanaon.

In neither situation did Israel do anything to provoke these attacks. How much more one sided can things get?

 

[MorganLeFey]

ah, but royal Canadian, didn't you know it was Israel's fault? it's a country that has no right to exist!

you know, people point to Israel's occupation of the west bank and gaza as provocation for the intifada...and forget that the PLO was founded in 1964, before Israel claimed those territories after the 6 Day War.

the Israeli policy of encouraging settlement in the west bank and gaza turned out to be not such a good idea. withdrawal from those territories is in Israel's best interest. but every time Israel takes steps to rectify the situation, somehow the violence only increases.

 

[jennobrn01]

I vote China.

Watch them close. Pay attention to how they are behaving in light of the North Korea situation. China makes me the most uneasy.

 

[seven dwarfs]

They both worry me, China too!