Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Two Thousand Words

Vermont.
Area: 9,620 Square miles
Population: 621,270 (2008 est.)

Israel.
Area: 8,019 / 8,522 Square miles (give or take) It depends on who you ask.
Population: 2008 estimate 7,282,000

Is it too much to ask that this tiny little sliver of land could be a safe home for the sons and daughters of Abraham?

2 comments:

  1. If you monitor the news agencies and statements of the "international community", the response would be akin to the proposal of a toxic-waste-dump(i.e.,"Not-In-My-Back-Yard").

    ...immediately followed by "Fine. Let them move to Vermont".

    Of course - given that Vermont is such a Deeply Blue State - I think we can already guess how far THAT bit of Israel-support would go.

    - MuscleDaddy

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  2. For another comparison consider this: Put a matchbox down on the 50-yard line of a football field. That matchbox, compared to the field, is roughly the equivalent of the size of Israel vs. the size of the Arab-ruled world (Europe and Britain not included). Is there no room in all of that space for a few members of a made-up nationality (i.e. "Palestinians")? This crap gives me headaches. Oyster out.

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