I'm a long time reader of your newsletter and commentary or pertinent global affairs and its impact on our lives and livelihoods. I particularly appreciated your concise summaries over the last 10 days of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. I have found your concise viewpoint to be sorely lacking in the media and I have leaned on your perspective to help shape what I hope to be my balanced and informed view on what is happening in our world.
I was surprised when i read Day 10 (above). The argument that mass civilian casualties may be necessary to end the conflict and nullify the threat against Israeli citizens is a dangerous one. I acknowledge the events that brought an end to WW2, but just because those attacks worked, doesn't justify them. Just because terrorists and despots committed atrocious crimes of genocide and hate, doesn't justify the crimes of the allied forces in Dresden, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. The ends do not justify the means.
After reading and watching countless commentaries, some filled with unacceptable messages of hate (from all sides of this conflict), my position has become one for a call for peace for all parties. I strongly feel as an international community, we need to say enough is enough and impose & enforce a permanent solution, just as the international community tried in 1948. I fear our failure to do so will take us closer and closer to a wider global conflict.
I would hope that as an international community, we begin to focus more on following a path where we seek solutions that allow innocent people to live rather than justify a nation's right to kill. Otherwise, we will continue to sow seeds of hate and division and continue this heartbreaking cycle of violence, hate, and prejudice.
Just my humble thoughts Peter. Like you, I strive to continue to learn, reflect, grow, and hopefully have a positive impact on the world around me.
Jabir - thank you for your feedback. I agree with your thoughts on civilian casualties and that the end goal is always a lasting peace. A wider global conflict should be avoided at all cost, the problem is that not all players are rational. Let’s hope for a resolution soon.
I agree totally especially the Israeli's - 6000 children killed, doctors, nurses, reporters -bombing refugee camps - 2 mothers an hour, starving people and not finding any hamas in weeks .. this about as non rational and vicious as the world has ever seen.
Hi Peter,
I'm a long time reader of your newsletter and commentary or pertinent global affairs and its impact on our lives and livelihoods. I particularly appreciated your concise summaries over the last 10 days of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. I have found your concise viewpoint to be sorely lacking in the media and I have leaned on your perspective to help shape what I hope to be my balanced and informed view on what is happening in our world.
I was surprised when i read Day 10 (above). The argument that mass civilian casualties may be necessary to end the conflict and nullify the threat against Israeli citizens is a dangerous one. I acknowledge the events that brought an end to WW2, but just because those attacks worked, doesn't justify them. Just because terrorists and despots committed atrocious crimes of genocide and hate, doesn't justify the crimes of the allied forces in Dresden, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. The ends do not justify the means.
After reading and watching countless commentaries, some filled with unacceptable messages of hate (from all sides of this conflict), my position has become one for a call for peace for all parties. I strongly feel as an international community, we need to say enough is enough and impose & enforce a permanent solution, just as the international community tried in 1948. I fear our failure to do so will take us closer and closer to a wider global conflict.
I would hope that as an international community, we begin to focus more on following a path where we seek solutions that allow innocent people to live rather than justify a nation's right to kill. Otherwise, we will continue to sow seeds of hate and division and continue this heartbreaking cycle of violence, hate, and prejudice.
Just my humble thoughts Peter. Like you, I strive to continue to learn, reflect, grow, and hopefully have a positive impact on the world around me.
Jabir - thank you for your feedback. I agree with your thoughts on civilian casualties and that the end goal is always a lasting peace. A wider global conflict should be avoided at all cost, the problem is that not all players are rational. Let’s hope for a resolution soon.
I agree totally especially the Israeli's - 6000 children killed, doctors, nurses, reporters -bombing refugee camps - 2 mothers an hour, starving people and not finding any hamas in weeks .. this about as non rational and vicious as the world has ever seen.