Reply #12: Is there a link to the speech or any details of what he said? [View All]

Sharon is an incredibly complex character. If he would have died five years ago, I assume there would be few Democrats who would really mourn his passing. Even in Israel he was considered quilty of allowing the masacure of Palistinians at the 2 refugee camps in Lebanon and he was a key proponent of building Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Those settlements have made peace far more difficult and have distorted the character of Israel itself. (For us, there should be a lesson here - as fear from having been repeatedly attacked led to those policies.)

But Sharon, when he became incapacitated, was moving in the right direction. His demise and the elction of Hamas take away the hope that had peaked out with the election of Abbas and Sharon's moves. It's also very common to dwell on the good when someone dies (which at some real level Sharon has).

It would be nice to get specific things that Edwards says before attacking him.