Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10092" target="_blank">http://www.spectator.org/dsp_a rticle.asp?art_id=10092</a> >>Now for a few thoughts about the war in the Middle East. 1.) God bless Eretz Israel. The Hamas terrorists provoked them mercilessly. Hamas fired rockets and mortars at Israel every single day since Israel gave Gaza back to the Palestinian Authority. Israel acted with amazing restraint. But when the Hamas murderers killed two Israeli soldiers and kidnapped another, that was too much. God bless Israel for having the cojones to stand up for herself. Hezbollah are the most vicious killers imaginable. They killed 283 U.S. Marines in Lebanon in 1983. They kicked a helpless Navy man, Robert Stetham, to death on a hijacked airliner. They have killed and mailed U.S. embassy people wherever they could. They blew up a Jewish community center filled with children in Buenos Aires. They are not politicians any more than Stalin or Hitler were politicians. They are simply murderers. God bless Israel for standing up to them when they attacked over the border and killed eight Israelis and kidnapped two. There is no end to the wickedness of these people, no end to their hatred of the United States and Israel. No end to their sickness. They are not like anyone you know, unless you knew Eichmann or Dr. Mengele or Himmler. The world is well rid of every one whom Israel kills or captures. They cannot be rehabilitated. 2.) God bless George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice. While France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Russia predictably blamed the victim -- Eretz Israel -- Bush and Rice alone stood up for justice and for the right of Israel to self-defense and against murder. There is no end to the loyalty and courage of Mr. Bush where Israel is concerned. Yes, he has made mistakes aplenty. Yes, he sometimes listens to his heart instead of his head. But his selfless devotion to Israel is a shining chapter in the history of American political leadership. Where LBJ and Kennedy washed their hands of Israel, could not have cared less about whether Israel survived, where Clinton had the thief, murderer Arafat to the White House, more than any other world leader Bush has stood foursquare for the survival of Israel. How any American Jew concerned about the survival of Israel could even consider not supporting Bush in the final analysis is a mystery to me. 3.) It is clear that Iran is the main funding- and weapons-supplying entity fueling Hezbollah against Israel. Isn't Israel entitled now to bomb the Iranian nuclear sites? Shouldn't the U.S. supply Israel with the weapons needed to do the job? Isn't the time now? 4.) Shouldn't we American Jews be on our knees night and day with gratitude that we are in the blessed, safe USA? We should be and I am.<<
Originally Posted By Beaumandy Good post. I don't understand Jewish Liberals and I don't understand anyone who doesn't support Israel in this struggle. Yet many on the left make Israel the villian. Figures.
Originally Posted By Lake Nona >>Good post. I don't understand Jewish Liberals and I don't understand anyone who doesn't support Israel in this struggle. Yet many on the left make Israel the villian. Figures.<< The New York Times...All the news thats fit to print.
Originally Posted By Labuda Uh oh - like beau, I can't understand those who make Israel the bad guy in their current struggle. Does this mean I'm going soft, or is there actually some manner in which I am NOT a bleeding-heart liberal? lol
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Israel isn't the bad guy, the part I object to, is us stepping in for any reason....
Originally Posted By HyperTyper >>> the part I object to, is us stepping in for any reason.... For ANY reason? I can see more than one reason (improbable, but possible) where I would want us to be involved. Sometimes conflict goes on longer and gets bloodier because "loyal" friends don't want to get involved. I would hope if Israel ever finds itself in need of our help (remember, Israel is nearly surrounded by factions with a hostile penchant for terrorism), we'll be willing to give it.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper ^Agreed. There are reasons I can see this needing more than our lip service. If Syria and/or Iran get pulled into this then the ballgame is going to change.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Syria and Iran are already in this. Where do you think that all the financing and resourses for Hamas and Hezbollah to fire rockets and mortars at Isreal are coming from?
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Syria and Iran are already in this. Where do you think that all the financing and resourses for Hamas and Hezbollah to fire rockets and mortars at Isreal are coming from?<< Like I said before if we get involved in this, the situation will be alot worse than it is now. We have nothing but enemies in the ME, if we step in to help Israel, then all of a sudden its out of control and we all know full well, the U.N. will not do anything to help Israel. Israel, can take care of themselves. We do not need to step in. Let them kill those bastards and we can sit on the sideline and just watch.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Yes, they are in, so much as they have supplied weapons. If they start lobbing weapons themselves is what I was getting at.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 If they get involved in a public way, then I think the UN may step in. But we cannot risk stepping in and escalating this further unless the UN is willing to back us.
Originally Posted By RandySavage Linked is an article from the "American Conservative" that might be considered the counterpoint to Ben Stein. An interesting read: <a href="http://www.amconmag.com/03_24_03/cover.html" target="_blank">http://www.amconmag.com/03_24_ 03/cover.html</a>
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