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The Atlantic's Megan McArdle - who never blogs about the Israel-'Palestine' conflict - blogs about the Israel-'Palestine' conflict (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). And when it comes to Israel, the best she can do is to set up a straw man and knock him down.
And why do you assume that we're strengthening Hamas or worsening our international political position? We may be strengthening Hamas, but it's no different than Fatah anyway - it's just more honest about its desire to murder us. And as to our 'international political position,' could it possibly get any worse? Does it matter more than our government's obligation to protect its own citizens?
Hey Megan, why don't you watch the two videos in the Osher Twito link above and watch the video below and then go back in your cage and don't blog about Israel. Okay? I guarantee you we won't miss you.
Let's go to the videotape.
- What Is Hamas Actually Doing?
HAMAS’ strategy as the covenant describes and they sincerely believe is to ERADICATE Israel. To do this, they are using as a tactic, the desire of the Israeli people to protect themselves from rocket fire, by using the innocent children of Gaza NOT...
- “dear President Obama…”
Tom Trento has a declaration to Obama about Israel and Hamas here: Trento's Declaration. He asks us to sign it. Here is what it says: WE AFFIRM AND DECLARE TO ALL • SUPPORT - for the state of Israel and for all Palestinians who agree with the United...
- Israel Should Not Invade Gaza
I’m afraid Israel hasn’t learned from the Hezbollah war fiasco. The times reports: After a week of air strikes that have killed at least 420 Palestinians and left scores of buildings in rubble, the Israeli army was set to fling hundreds of troops...
- Jimmy Carter Is A Friggin' Idiot
Jimmy Carter is having so much trouble holding together the little fantasy world he has created that he actually gets angry at CNN's Wolf Blitzer in this interview. From Prime Time Politics: Let's inspect Carter's points. 1. Hamas is not...
- Anti-semitism In Print
I'm a little confused. The story on CNN involves a rocket attack on Israel only moments after another ceasefire was announced. Can you guess what the headline is- "Ceasefire Broken" or some clever wordplay along those lines? Well, no, in fact it's...
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The problem with Megan McArdle
The Atlantic's Megan McArdle - who never blogs about the Israel-'Palestine' conflict - blogs about the Israel-'Palestine' conflict (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). And when it comes to Israel, the best she can do is to set up a straw man and knock him down.
Point out that Israel is killing a lot of civilians and you are told that they had to do something in response to the Hamas rockets. Point out that practically, the response they chose has absolutely no strategic or tactical benefit, and a huge potential downside, and you are castigated for your lack of moral outrage about Hamas's attacks on civilians. Either Israel is doing this because it hopes to gain something, in which case the whole thing is hopelessly ass-backwards--they are strengthening Hamas and worsening their international political position--or it thinks that it's okay to kill boatloads of civilians purely for revenge against Hamas; revenge for attacks that have so far killed and injured almost no one. This rather undercuts the argument of moral superiority, because guess what? That's what Hamas thinks it's doing.Hey Megan, how would you like to raise your kids with just a few rockets a week landing in your backyard that have "so far killed and injured almost no one?" What would you say if one of your kids ended up like Osher Twito? Would you feel safe walking around knowing that a rocket could come down anywhere around you anytime and you will have only 15 seconds (if that) to escape? Would you expect the US government to sit and do nothing about it?
And why do you assume that we're strengthening Hamas or worsening our international political position? We may be strengthening Hamas, but it's no different than Fatah anyway - it's just more honest about its desire to murder us. And as to our 'international political position,' could it possibly get any worse? Does it matter more than our government's obligation to protect its own citizens?
Hey Megan, why don't you watch the two videos in the Osher Twito link above and watch the video below and then go back in your cage and don't blog about Israel. Okay? I guarantee you we won't miss you.
Let's go to the videotape.
- What Is Hamas Actually Doing?
HAMAS’ strategy as the covenant describes and they sincerely believe is to ERADICATE Israel. To do this, they are using as a tactic, the desire of the Israeli people to protect themselves from rocket fire, by using the innocent children of Gaza NOT...
- “dear President Obama…”
Tom Trento has a declaration to Obama about Israel and Hamas here: Trento's Declaration. He asks us to sign it. Here is what it says: WE AFFIRM AND DECLARE TO ALL • SUPPORT - for the state of Israel and for all Palestinians who agree with the United...
- Israel Should Not Invade Gaza
I’m afraid Israel hasn’t learned from the Hezbollah war fiasco. The times reports: After a week of air strikes that have killed at least 420 Palestinians and left scores of buildings in rubble, the Israeli army was set to fling hundreds of troops...
- Jimmy Carter Is A Friggin' Idiot
Jimmy Carter is having so much trouble holding together the little fantasy world he has created that he actually gets angry at CNN's Wolf Blitzer in this interview. From Prime Time Politics: Let's inspect Carter's points. 1. Hamas is not...
- Anti-semitism In Print
I'm a little confused. The story on CNN involves a rocket attack on Israel only moments after another ceasefire was announced. Can you guess what the headline is- "Ceasefire Broken" or some clever wordplay along those lines? Well, no, in fact it's...