Asked in good faith:

How do we right the wrongs? Do we need to "give up Israel," and hope that Raoul's assesment of the Arab nations' intent ("I'm sure neither the Egyptian nor the Jordanian governments want Israel dead") is correct?

Do we need to withdraw from the region entirely, or do we need to remain purely as a humanitarian presence, feeding and educating those who cannot do it for themselves?

How far do we go? There are starving and disadvantaged people the world over...if we are, as the ex-Israeli soldier suggests, responsible for each and every one (due to our military and economic involvment pretty much everywhere), then there will be no end to the process, and foreign aid will become a bottomless pit. Is this the price we need to pay in order to stop being hated and attacked?

These questions account for only a few of the ones that your posts gave rise to. It seems to me that what this adds up to nothing short of a revolutionary change in attitude and approach, one that goes far beyond not only the current conflict, but also the current administration. Or have I missed it entirely? Are the real solution more subtle than that?