had a good friend of mine from israel in town recently
and he took the time to tell me what his time in the israeli army was like
he explained how it felt to never know if the child or old woman coming towards you
was carrying weapons to terrorists or a bomb
because the terrorists so often used kids and old ladies
putting the israeli soldiers in the awkward position of having to either
frisk and interrogate kids and grandmothers
or risk death and that of their comrades
it sounded much like vietnam where our soldiers were forced into situations where the enemy might well be an 8 year old
and then came home to be called baby killer
and like vietnam
the soldiers themselves often felt conflicted
its hard to tell whats right and wrong in the face of blood and madness
my pal was deeply saddened by hammas being voted into power
and as much as his life was nearly taken on many occasions by palestinians
he is an advocate of peace
like many who have seen death
peace is the answer
but how do you make peace
with a terrorist??
how do you reward someone who has made it clear
that their mission is to see all jews dead, enslaved or converted??
do you have the answer?
