[Peace-discuss] Obama supports Israel's collective punishment of Gaza

John W. jbw292002 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 25 20:06:50 CST 2008


At 06:59 PM 1/25/2008, you wrote:

>He's not the only one. All these adjectives apply:
>
>revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, disgusting, offensive, 
>objectionable, vile, foul, abhorrent, loathsome, nauseating, sickening, 
>hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, 
>reprehensible, deplorable, insufferable, intolerable, despicable, 
>contemptible, unspeakable, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, 
>frightful, obnoxious, unsavory, unpalatable, unpleasant, disagreeable, 
>nasty, noisome, distasteful; informal ghastly, horrible, horrid, gross, 
>godawful; beastly.
>
>--mkb

I see you have access to a thesaurus, Mort.  :-)  Are you applying all of 
these adjectives to Obama?  Do you agree with Carl, then, on his assessment 
of Obama?  If so, is your opinion based only on this issue of 
Israel/Palestine, or does it reflect other considerations?

John Wason



>On Jan 25, 2008, at 5:39 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>
>>[As if there weren't already more than enough reasons already to reject 
>>the odious Obama, consider the letter he sent to Zalmay Khalilzad, the 
>>U.S. ambassador to the UN, on the Security Council's meeting regarding 
>>the situation in Gaza.  As he asked, he US blocked the council from 
>>issuing a statement.--CGE]
>>
>>
>>     Dear Ambassador Khalilzad,
>>
>>     I understand that today the U.N. Security Council met regarding the 
>> situation in Gaza, and that a resolution or statement could be 
>> forthcoming from the Council in short order.
>>
>>     I urge you to ensure that the Security Council issue no statement 
>> and pass no resolution on this matter that does not fully condemn the 
>> rocket assault Hamas has been conducting on civilians in Southern Israel 
>> for over two years.
>>
>>     All of us are concerned about the impact of closed border crossings 
>> on Palestinian families. However, we have to understand why Israel is 
>> forced to do this. Gaza is governed by Hamas, which is a terrorist 
>> organization sworn to Israel's destruction, and Israeli civilians are 
>> being bombarded by rockets on an almost daily basis. That is 
>> unacceptable and Israel has a right to respond while seeking to minimize 
>> any impact on civilians.
>>
>>     The Security Council should clearly and unequivocally condemn the 
>> rocket attacks against Israel, and should make clear that Israel has the 
>> right to defend itself against such actions. If it cannot bring itself 
>> to make these common sense points, I urge you to ensure that it does not 
>> speak at all.
>>
>>     Sincerely,
>>
>>     Barack Obama
>>     United States Senator
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