Subj : Israel, Hamas, and Histor To : Mike Powell From : Ron L. Date : Mon Oct 30 2023 07:26:54 -=> Mike Powell wrote to Dr. What <=- MP> Also agreed. Some as a distraction from other things, some to make MP> money, and some for still other purposes I am sure. As I tell my wife, we are not in a world where the bad guys are fighting the good guys. We are living in a world where one group of bad guys are fighting another group of bad guys with the purpose of controlling everyone. And sometimes several groups of bad guys temporarily work together because the outcome is good for them. MP> As an aside, I have read some accounts of American citizens who tried MP> to work through our embassy in order to get out safely but who found MP> the embassy to be less than cooperative. Reminds me of the stories of MP> similar issues during the Afghan withdrawl. The idea that the gov't works FOR the people today is laughable. If I needed help, the last place I'd look is to the gov't. .... A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn. ___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52 --- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32) * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (1:120/616) .