Unfortunately, I think the only way we'll see truly lasting peace in the region is for the Islamic people themselves to decide they no longer want terrorists around them. It will be a long and difficult decision and quite a trial for them, but I don't think it's the type of thing that can be imposed from the outside no matter how good the intentions may be.

Every revolution (aside, perhaps from a military coup) is really a revolution of public thought; when that occurs in the Mideast, I think we'll see peace perhaps sooner than we may anticipate. But I'm the hopeful type.
Peter | Homepage | 07.27.06 - 10:11 am | #

I remember reading St Josemaria Escriva commenting on the relationship between peace and war and he added: "There is no peace without victory." Though spiritually intended by the St., I'm hopeful that Israel will remove Hizbollah before the "chatterers" take over.
Tom G | 07.27.06 - 12:10 pm | #

"Unfortunately, I think the only way we'll see truly lasting peace in the region is for the Islamic people themselves to decide they no longer want terrorists around them."

Then the Muslims with such a desire will have to cease to be Muslim, BECAUSE in order to be a faithful Muslim, one has to WANT, ENCOURAGE, and PARTICIPATE IN (whenever possible) war against "the infidels" (non-Muslims) at all times, for all times, until Islam reigns throughout the world. It's the teaching of their religion as revealed by their "prophet".
Miss B. | Homepage | 07.31.06 - 8:40 pm | #