First of all, I've made an intelligent argument. As Lanny pointed out, instability in oil prices benefits the massive oil corporations. The only ones that suffer are you and me: the consumer. We feel that there is no benefit in increasing oil prices, but absolutely, they do. Hell, in Alberta, you should know this more than anything.
Second of all, I'd like to state that i don't agree with Harper. I think that yes, Israel is entitled to self-defence, but really, is what they're doing right now self defence? You know, bombing the airport, tv stations, and all that. So far, 55 civilians have been killed, no mention of the hundreds wounded. How long must this go on? Should we just drop a nuclear bomb on them in the name of self-defence?
Still, the solution to this? It's almost impossible. The soldiers must be returned, but how are you going to ask for that when you've just claimed 55 lives in the first couple hours of conflict? Someone has to give first, and Israel is in the position of power. They have to walk the high ground yet again, and appeal for international support. I think that they need to win back the support of the international community that's deserted them in the face of the atrocious retaliations in order to have any pull in the hearts of the Lebanese and Palestinian people.
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