>destroying the country's infrastructure? ck: To hell with "infrastructure." That can be replaced. Life can't be. That's what matters. Priorities. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Ward" <sedward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 2:33 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: FW: Re: ] Hillary Clinton Speaks Up for israel at U.N.Rally > "...a 'bad' government would be one that provokes the 800lb gorilla in the > room and then runs and hides behind the elderly and children." > > And what about the onlookers who insisted that the 800lb gorrilla's minder > be removed from the room. > > The Lebanese government and its attached military are not, and have never > been, capable of dealing with Hezbolah. And that's not even considering > the possibility of civil war if it tried. > > Besides, just because a government is deemed bad, does that justify its > neighbour > Simon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:26 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: FW: Re: ] Hillary Clinton Speaks Up for israel at > U.N.Rally > > >> Carol Kirschenbaum wrote: >> >> "What would be a 'good' government to Iraqis and Palestinians?" >> >> I don't know. It would be up to them to work it out. And there is >> nothing that requires the government to be a democracy. On the other >> hand, it seems to me that a 'bad' government would be one that provokes >> the 800lb gorilla in the room and then runs and hides behind the elderly >> and children. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Phil Enns >> Toronto, ON >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, >> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html