It's been said before but it is worth repeating a thousand times: if Hamas, Hezbollah, and most of the Arab states (and Iran) laid down their weapons tomorrow and forgot about their plans to dissolve Israel, there would be peace in the Middle East. The Israelis could forget about the fences and the Palestinians might one day have something approximating a Western standard of living. On the other hand, if Israel laid down its weapons tomorrow, the country would be utterly annihilated, the Israelis killed to the last man, woman, and child.
Gabriel Malor, at Ace of Spades HQ
Imperial Department of Hegemony By Force
I relayed that exact thought to a liberal (make that “progressive”) co-worker and he actually tried to argue the point. He then argued that there was no difference between a suicide bomber blowing himself up in a pizza parlor and Israel attacking Hamas when they are shooting missiles over the border. I just had to shake my head and walk away.
Well stated, Gabriel Malor.
Susan, the comments from your liberal co-worker are so very typical.
Russ, thanks for posting that quote.