More harm than good.What worries me about the Middle East is the explosive mixture Noun 1. explosive mixture - a mixture that is explosive blasting gelatin - mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck of overly aggressive behavior by the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Israel, combined with reckless provocations by the Islamic extremists. Just when we were reading that Hamas and the PLO PLO abbr. Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Palestine Liberation Organization Noun 1. PLO seemed to be getting together to recognize Israel's right to exist, hopes were dashed by the capture of Israeli soldiers on the Gaza and Lebanon borders. These actions, which, one has to suspect, were inspired by mischief-making Iranians, led Israel, supported by the United States, into a bull-in-a-china-shop overreaction o·ver·re·act intr.v. o·ver·re·act·ed, o·ver·re·act·ing, o·ver·re·acts To react with unnecessary or inappropriate force, emotional display, or violence. , complete with indefensible cluster bombs. One has to wonder how much of Lebanon, the West Bank, and Gaza Israel has already demolished with its bombs and bulldozers, creating a new generation of haters of the West. |
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