What Oil Crisis?

[beatsoul]

(letter to the editor)

As Israel continues it's attack on Lebanon the rest of the world is again left to calculate the war/oil equation.

While the current strife may not be related to oil - a certain product of war (such as the unattended oil spill from Israel's attack on a power plant in coastal Lebanon) is creating environmental damage that

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[moontidemelody]

you wrote: "As Israel continues it's attack on Lebanon the rest of the world is again left to calculate the war/oil equation."

Since it reads as though this is part of another discussion, i'm going to address what appears to be your message here. Though i'm a bit confused.
While I agree that wars are for the most part unnecessary and that what is going on with the middle east is a horrible thing. I also agree that there is a definite war/pollution issue at hand.
I would caution the statement you have made since it implies that Israel is the offensive force here, and that they don't care for the environment. Firstly, as someone who spent part her childhood in Israel as dual citizen to both the US and Israel I can say that Hezbollah and the Palestinians have been attaching, terrorizing and bombing Israel on a constant basis since its inception! Unless you believe that its less of a crime to bomb school busses of children than to defend your country from constant terrorist attacks, i wouldn't be siding with the paliestinians!
Secondly Israel has an amazing environmental system, and have brought forests and tropical vegetation to a dessert!

[beatsoul]

My post was not intended to defile Israel. Sorry if you took it that way. I'm sure there are wonderous environmental systems established within the Israel compound. I hope they maintain the ability to nurture and enhance those systems.

I have friends born of Israel. I have friends Lebanese, Iranian, Armenian, Pakistani, Afghani. I'm not talking about diaspora, nor massacre.

But of the crimes committed against the earth.

Perhaps my sentiment is lost in the rant. But the question remains.
Who will be responsible? If, ever, and when.

[laramarie71]

We all are responsible. We can't point the finger at Exxon in shock and say "oh look what they did!" while typing on our electricity powered computers. We vote, we try to be green-I would LOVE to live off grid as would most people on here, but it's more to do about money than lifestyle to make that change. We try to make things better for all living things, we do what we can. We try to come up with new ideas and make them work. We try to fix what's broke and repair the damage we have already done. If we try to live our OWN ideals instead focusing on those who aren't we would get a lot more accomplished. We already know that Exxon doesn't give a rat's ass...but those who will volunteer to help cleanup and rehab animals certainly deserve our monetary support and physical help if we are able.

[beatsoul]

I'm not pointing fingers at anyone - only to the situation.

As a power plant was the intended target - who is responsible for cleaning it up? That was the gist of my rant. The question is rhetorical - "Who will be resposible?"

You're right, the people responsible will likely not give a "rat's ass".

The people responsible will be the good-hearted volunteers who risk their lives for the task.

Thanks for your response. And yes - I do pay attention to my OWN ideals - as everyone here seems so intent to tell me to do. But as a global citizen on a lonely planet - I concern all situations.

Shock and Awe, i'm sleeping through this one.

[timber723]

"i'm pointing my finger at Exxon and saying look what they are doing"

we use the destructive gifts as a playing field opportunity were we connect to people and we just grow in number cause we've felt so alone for so long.

[timber723]

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