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Reader comment on item: Hezbollah's Victory, Israel's Decline
Submitted by rm (United States), Feb 3, 2004 at 10:12
Sharon is neither a fool nor a coward. There must be reasons. Your article was condemnatory without analysis. Personally, as a reader, I am more interested in why this move was taken, at this particular time, weighing the consequences for both sides, than I am in hearing expressions of outrage.I know, firsthand, what it is like to be the man on the point of conflict being made to listen to the critique of people who have never even entered the fight.
rm
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| Hezbollah: Hate + Blood - "HateBlooda" [1179 words] | Nier | Apr 16, 2021 08:40 | 265715 | ||
| being able to understand a couple of things [110 words] | peter cave | Feb 26, 2004 10:06 | 14001 | ||
| The Tide Has Turned!! [55 words] | david cohen | Feb 20, 2004 21:53 | 13958 | ||
| Hezbollah wins one [62 words] | Peter J. Herz | Feb 12, 2004 04:14 | 13853 | ||
| SWAP OF DETAINEES [35 words] | KHALAF ASKHAROUN | Feb 10, 2004 19:23 | 13832 | ||
| Re:prisoner swap [165 words] | Cheryl Pine | Feb 7, 2004 16:50 | 13801 | ||
| Factual writer [30 words] | Poonam Bhatia | Feb 7, 2004 13:35 | 13799 | ||
| Has Sharon lost his mind? [75 words] | Mike Hinds | Feb 6, 2004 13:11 | 13790 | ||
| Did the Soldiers Want This Done? [74 words] | Pat Kunz | Feb 6, 2004 11:48 | 13787 | ||
| How many more?? [120 words] | Ray Exley | Feb 6, 2004 00:19 | 13780 | ||
| Shocked [171 words] | Alex M. Bar-Elan (nee Berlin) | Feb 5, 2004 20:12 | 13773 | ||
| "G-d helps those who help themselves" [125 words] | Dr. Ed Thompson | Feb 5, 2004 16:42 | 13772 | ||
 cannot beat israel [15 words] | puma | Apr 10, 2006 17:53 | 13772 | ||
| You cut to the heart of it.......and it makes me crazy! [177 words] | Judith M. Classen | Feb 5, 2004 16:18 | 13771 | ||
| Prisoner exchange [345 words] | Ronnie Garber | Feb 5, 2004 15:38 | 13769 | ||
| An Excellent analysis of the recent "pathetic" deal between Israel & Hezbollah [67 words] | Avrham Weissman | Feb 5, 2004 15:04 | 13768 | ||
| your excellent commentary on the 'exchange' [305 words] | cal hubbard | Feb 5, 2004 13:14 | 13764 | ||
| Hezbollah's Victory,Israel's Decline,Art. No.1505 [127 words] | S.C.Panda | Feb 5, 2004 04:23 | 13759 | ||
| The Answer [71 words] | jack Sweetman | Feb 5, 2004 04:07 | 13758 | ||
| so simple so true [13 words] | Laura Maizels | Feb 5, 2004 02:14 | 13755 | ||
| "Hezbollah's victory, Israel's Decline" [231 words] | Lisette Murad | Feb 4, 2004 22:45 | 13753 | ||
| fair trade? [65 words] | Shayne Morrow | Feb 4, 2004 16:11 | 13746 | ||
| Swapping of prisoners [148 words] | Jeremy | Feb 4, 2004 15:25 | 13745 | ||
| appeasing whom? [169 words] | john w mcginely | Feb 4, 2004 13:12 | 13742 | ||
| Israel has no heart on this matter [342 words] | Scot | Feb 4, 2004 12:09 | 13741 | ||
| DISAPPOINTMENT AND DISCOURAGEMENT [74 words] | BETTY LEAGUE | Feb 4, 2004 10:59 | 13740 | ||
| ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN RATIO [73 words] | DENNIS CASHEN | Feb 4, 2004 10:40 | 13739 | ||
| suicide bombing immediately prior to release? [70 words] | rrosenbaum | Feb 4, 2004 09:45 | 13737 | ||
| A Traditional Jewish Solution to the Hizbulla-Israel Prisoner Exchnage [603 words] | Bert Zauderer | Feb 4, 2004 08:41 | 13735 | ||
| Negotiating with terrorists [51 words] | Waheed | Feb 4, 2004 05:58 | 13732 | ||
| negotiate! [7 words] | tami | Mar 2, 2006 14:10 | 13732 | ||
| Where is Israel going to? [453 words] | Robert J Kennedy | Feb 4, 2004 03:11 | 13730 | ||
| It makes me embarrassed to be Israeli [35 words] | Louis Gordon | Feb 4, 2004 02:33 | 13729 | ||
| Israel's decline [177 words] | Ely Silk | Feb 4, 2004 02:22 | 13728 | ||
| I Agree 100% [90 words] | Avraham | Feb 4, 2004 00:16 | 13727 | ||
| Israel must be crazy [207 words] | steve beinart | Feb 3, 2004 23:01 | 13725 | ||
| dan bullseye again [46 words] | JERRY BORIS | Feb 3, 2004 19:40 | 13720 | ||
| Hezbollah's Victory, Israel's Decline [21 words] | Joe Halbach,Sr | Feb 3, 2004 19:01 | 13718 | ||
| Exchange of prisoners [54 words] | Joanne Prives | Feb 3, 2004 18:00 | 13716 | ||
| Sharon's selective loss of memory [75 words] | David Harris | Feb 3, 2004 15:56 | 13715 | ||
| Brilliant Expose, Blinded Leaders [86 words] | John Glueck | Feb 3, 2004 15:52 | 13714 | ||
| Big and dangerous mistake. [55 words] | Ali Dashti | Feb 3, 2004 15:24 | 13709 | ||
| withdrawal from new housing [330 words] | Sir Daniel Tobin | Feb 3, 2004 15:05 | 13708 | ||
| ISRAEL'S INCONCLUSIVE POLICY [565 words] | David M. Dastych | Feb 3, 2004 15:05 | 13707 | ||
| You are exactly right [28 words] | Martin E. Weinstein | Feb 3, 2004 14:15 | 13706 | ||
| Republic - Not....... [238 words] | Mike | Feb 3, 2004 13:43 | 13705 | ||
| Incredible... [242 words] | Janice Sentara | Feb 3, 2004 13:20 | 13704 | ||
| Prisoner swap: three card monte, redux. [249 words] | Dov Sussman, Esq. | Feb 3, 2004 13:06 | 13703 | ||
| Israel Practices Self-sacrifice of German Immanuel Kant [470 words] | Paul Saunders | Feb 3, 2004 12:41 | 13700 | ||
| Hezbollah's Victory, Israel's Decline [120 words] | Jacob Slabiak | Feb 3, 2004 12:26 | 13699 | ||
| Prisoner swap [78 words] | Jonathan Keiler | Feb 3, 2004 11:34 | 13697 | ||
| Here's another angle on the ridiculous prisoner swap [98 words] | Mark D. Gross | Feb 3, 2004 11:23 | 13696 | ||
| Israel's Decline [17 words] | Steve Gure | Feb 3, 2004 10:58 | 13695 | ||
 Why? [81 words] | rm | Feb 3, 2004 10:12 | 13693 | ||
| Arik Sharon: a tragic loss of focus [78 words] | Marvin Rabinovitch | Feb 3, 2004 10:04 | 13692 | ||
| Prisoners as future informers? [26 words] | Joaquim | Feb 3, 2004 09:56 | 13691 | ||
| Israel wants Tannenbaum [96 words] | Steven Stern | Feb 3, 2004 09:53 | 13690 | ||
| Hezbollah Victory, I do not think so, Israel's Decline, I do not think so [493 words] | Bill Jackson | Feb 3, 2004 09:47 | 13689 | ||
| A demoralizing defeat [165 words] | Richard L. Rubenstein | Feb 3, 2004 09:43 | 13688 | ||
| Such sadness for Israel [118 words] | Kim Segar | Feb 3, 2004 09:39 | 13687 | ||
| hostage swap [247 words] | ken schwartz | Feb 3, 2004 09:33 | 13686 | ||
| Terrorism's Victory [112 words] | Dr. Arnold (Avi) Yoskowitz | Feb 3, 2004 09:32 | 13685 | ||
| Sharon did the right thing [44 words] | AMerican Jewish Muslim Alliance | Feb 3, 2004 09:20 | 13682 | ||
| Sacrifice of the Lambs [129 words] | Kimberly Ferguson | Feb 3, 2004 09:20 | 13681 | ||
| Toward the world of Ahimsa [68 words] | Ikranagara | Feb 3, 2004 09:14 | 13679 | ||
| The value of one Jew [53 words] | Chaim Belisowski | Feb 3, 2004 09:05 | 13678 | ||
| Morality- No! Stupidity - Yes! [8 words] | Bernard Freedman | Feb 3, 2004 08:59 | 13677 | ||
| It was not only a moral decision- it was a Jewish one! [197 words] | Dona Inselberg | Feb 3, 2004 08:09 | 13676 | ||
| SHARON IS A CATASROPHIE! [27 words] | PROF. Richard MILLMAN | Feb 3, 2004 07:58 | 13675 |
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