Jones Act, Waivers and Cabotage

[Thunderhead19]

It's all you Brits fault! When you guys were running the world things had some order and control. Then you divested your holdings and gave the Yanks a turn and.......... gaaawwwd.

Actually, I haven't got a clue what I'm talking about.

[safewalrus]

Actually 'thunder' neither have I but your probably right! But we had a lot more gunboats in those days, the job was easier and there was none of this Politically Correct rubbish either, we were allowed to say what we felt (now that's nasty dangerous subversive stuff, nearly as dangerous as daring to have an opinion!)

Just one thing, this Jew / Arab thing, the main problem is simply the Arabs are Jews and vice versa (why else would they hate each other so much - it's called family love, brothers tend to fight brothers! Unfortunately!)

Was it not Rebecca's two sons Esau and Jacob (sons of Joseph) of whom God declared "the older shall serve the younger", as the scripture says, "I loved Jacob but hated Esau"

When did God decide that the older should serve the younger and convey this to their mother Rebecca? (in contravention of the usual Jewish custom)?

Yes indeed - before they were born, such that Gods choice were NOT based on anything either had done or not done, but purely on Gods choice!

To this day - the descendents of these two brothers, still fight and kill each other despite their obvious direct blood ties!

Perhaps it was destined to always be this way!

Therefore - it seems, to me at least, as tho there MAY well NOT be a lot of choice other than to invoke the ol maxim... 'Nuke em all, and let God sort em out!'.

Works for me!

Cheers!

[safewalrus]

Sounds good to me too! After all it could be said He started it, let Him finish it!