I know a keen pacifist would oppose every war, and I am ready to accept this concept--until I remember Hitler and other dictators who killed a great many more people than the war that swept them away. It is hard to argue against World War II, for instance, when you cannot forget the millions of the victims of fascism. It is not a bit easier to argue against the Liberty wars, not only the one that was fought before the United States came into existence. Here and there in the world, colonized people start fighting against the oppressor, and no profound thinker can say that they should have accepted slavery and injustice instead.

Israel lives in its field surrounded by its enemies, thus, when they hit it, they feel there is no other way of the Israeli Nation's survival than hitting back, as hard as they can. Nevertheless, every hit gives a reason to the struck to keep on revenging. That is why I do not think that latest war creates safety for anyone. Yet safety simply doesn't exist in the seriously conflict stricken areas of the world.

What can be said? What can be done? A great President wrote this on the margin of the document that informed him about the existence of the death camps toward the end of World War II. Then, the document was simply filed and forgotten for a while. What can be said about the assaults of Israel? The battles probably do not help to consolidate the situation in that area. Unfortunately, no signs of a consolidation could be observed before this war either.

Israel cannot solve the problem, I guess. The United States, other super powers, the community of the civilized countries and the big international organizations should act together. This way, there probably is a slight chance that we shall overcome, and even sing.