Here's the Reason
Many of you who are pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli try to draw moral equivalency between the two warring factions, citing Israeli military action, occupation, etc. I don't doubt that Israel has done/is doing some nasty things to the Palestinians. The United States has done nasty things to its enemies in the past as well. But that's the exception, not the rule, unlike for the Palestinians. Case in point: just today the Israelis killed the new terrorist leader of Hamas, Dr. Abdel Aziz Rantisi (by the way, aren't physicians supposed to be compassionate, non-terrorist life-givers?), and here's what Israel said:

Israeli government sources said they had struck at the first available opportunity, but had to wait for weeks because Rantisi had surrounded himself with children.

Now, if the Palestinians were attacking a Jew, they would have killed as many children as possible and have been unapologetic. There's no moral equivalency, people. Martin Luther King didn't accomplish his goals by being a terrorist. Even though he was in the right, it would have been unacceptable to use terrorist tactics: the ends cannot justify the means. Same goes for the Palestinians.

Even though the Palestinians hate Israel and the United States, I do not hate the Palestinians. I despise their terrorist tactics, though...much like the "love the sinner, hate the sin" thing. I also firmly believe that Israel cannot and should not stop defending itself. As long as terrorists exist, Israel will continue to fight. I support them.

  posted by Stephen @ 7:46 PM

 
The Type of Leader We Need
There's an article about Powell and Cheney having quite different views about the Iraq War. But that's not even the point of this post. Here's a quote I found:

"I am prepared to risk my presidency to do what I think is right," the Post quotes Bush as saying.

Isn't that refreshing? A president who will do what he thinks is RIGHT, not what will get him re-elected. Ironically, the non-poll-driven leadership we need is exactly the type of leadership that we may not get because of said polls! What's right isn't always overwhelmingly popular with the nation. (Abortion is a prime example.)

Let's hope--and vote--for Bush this November. While he isn't perfect, he's the best candidate we've got!

  posted by Stephen @ 2:51 PM