Phat writes:Are we responsible in that we look the other way when Israel does such things?
It depends on whether we knowingly gave them assistance and encouragement.
Phat writes:Is the war about religion, or politics?
Both. You cannot separate the two. Even in the USA, where we have a very deliberate separation in the first amendment, religion is deeply involved in politics.
Phat writes:Does anyone believe the trustworthiness of Leon Panetta?
I don't speak for "anyone". However, I never did trust the guy - even back in the Clinton era.
Jesus was a liberal hippie