Posted by
Brian Norton on Friday, January 23, 2009 1:18:00 AM
Reply to
Why doesn't anybody dare say it? Israel Didn't Leave, It Lost By Jonathan Mark
I keep wondering what happened to the Israel that won the 6 day war..., did they win because it was only six days long and the U.N. couldn't object enough in that time frame? I look at this late armed conflict as being purely political in nature, giving the current pols in Israel a chance to look brave and fierce under the the umbrella of the outgoing Bush admin, in hopes that it will sway enough Israeli voters to keep their party in power. This was a PR war for internal consumption, and you are absolutely right, Mark, no Israeli goals were accomplished. The only way to rout Hamas is to make the Gazan civilian population cease giving the terrorists refuge and human shields to hide behind, which is what also saved the USA's arse in Iraq, the civilian population wanting something more than death (along with the surge!).Palestinians, regrettably, do not seem as smart as the average Iraqi and seem content to pursue the path of martyrdom, so I say Give'em what they want! Netanyahu has the best chance of doing so, is ahead in the polls, and is the main reason Barak ok'd Operation Cast Lead. Might as well have been Operation Pass Gas for all the good it did, except it truly showed that Israeli politicians can humiliate themselves more than once every three years. Angry? I am outraged! I live in the US and am not a Jew, but for such a worthless bunch of leftist whiners I can find an exception to casting the first stone. When you place the lives of your citizens on the line for a political game, you deserve to be shot. Clean your own house first, Israel, then clear off the rest of the bloody terrorists with a hand of steel. Islam respects the strong, and little else..., just ask Bin Ladin.