And the Chechens asked for help as did the Rwandans… (…) The fact that they chose to act outside their brief in this case when in so many others they have refused is the problem I have with them.

I can understand your view on this, as I also find it somewhat frustrating. However, “just” because little or nothing was done in places like Rwanda and Chechnya doesn’t mean that one shouldn’t have intervened in Bosnia. I simply don’t buy this “we shouldn’t have helped anyone since we didn’t help all of them-” argument. Political and public support, interests, double standards, selective morality, convenience; the soup has many ingredients. Does it sometimes bug me? A lot. Does it mean that we should adopt a universal policy of passivity and appeasement in order to be completely “clean” and “fair” in every context? In my honest opinion: No.

If you want a final solution then let them fight.

So even diplomacy doesn’t mean anything to you?

I don’t share this principle, not in this case anyway.

You have your own opinion on this issue and I respect that. Please try to respect mine and get over it.

Do you think if the UN went into Israel and imposed a solution there that suddenly everyone would get on and peace would be created?

I don’t know about the UN, but I believe that the US could do a thing or two there, although it would be very hard to find a common and mutual solution which would calm the extremists on both sides.

Like Rwanda, Chechnia, Yemen, do I need to complete the list?

I actually agree with you on this one, so there is no need to push it.

And how will they earn money to live if you take away the one product the west will buy from them.. not that they get much money for it.

I hope they will be able to come up with better solutions as the process moves on.