Originally Posted by somerfrost

I fell for the captured (not kidnapped) Israeli soldier and it's wrong that he's been used as a negotiating tool. But of course, the Israelis invite this tactic as witnessed by their willingness to exchange prisoners a couple years ago. Bad decision. Bad precedent.

"Captured"??? No, when the opposing army takes you prisoner you are captured, when you are taken by terrorist thugs you are kidnapped...lets not try and justify the acts of cowards, these are the same folks who blow up women and children and behead innocent hostages...they are not an army, they are traitors to decency and all mankind and to attempt to legitimize their actions is a disservice to all law-abiding people throughout the world...Arab and non-Arab alike!