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I had compassion for the father, for the kids playing soccer. And then I read the letters in response, and my compassion has drained away.
The letters following this article are the best argument I've ever seen for the rapid development of alternative energy sources so the U.S. can get its unwelcome nose out of the Middle East, and let them do to each other what they will. Israeli, Palestinian, Shia, Sunni--let them blow each other to smithereens. I'm all out of patience with every single one of them. I'm out of patience for the suffering of others being used as a reason to kill more people, to create more suffering. At least a child exploited for a fundraiser for a children's hospital is exploited with the goal of reducing suffering; both sides, both Israeli and Palestinians exploit the suffering of their people to kill.
If it were possible, I'd separate the people on both sides into two categories: those who want to live in peace, and those who want to fight for Their Cause. Those who wanted to fight would be sent to some isolated, walled off place where they could kill each other for all eternity, leaving the rest to get on with life.
And please, don't start whining like six-year-olds over who started what, who hit whom harder, who disobeyed which rules. If only there were a way to turn the car around and go back home.
