Comments on: Insanity

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:34:39 +0000

I never said anything like that. Israel wouldn't open up border crossings that they said they would…..Hamas ceased fire for 6 months….nothing changed….are they supposed to just take it?

Israel should have learned their lesson in Lebanon in 2006….but, apparently, they didn't.

If an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind…..what would unbridled violence for unbridled violence do?

By: Da King

Da King — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:38:28 +0000

Right Rev. The Israelis should just let Hamas keep firing rockets into their country every day forever, and never respond.

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:17:54 +0000

I couldn't disagree with you more, average….weakness doesn't make them strong….demonstrations of brutal force fuels their cause.

The ongoing demonstrations of force have only made the extremism problem worse. And to be frank about it, I don't blame Muslims for defending themselves against Judeo-American hegemony.

The Muslim perspective can't be ignored here. They're humans too.

If Akron was occupied by Cleveland law enforcement who terrorized and brutalized Akronites, controling their every movement…..what should Akronites do? Hire a lawyer?

By: averagejoe5

averagejoe5 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:40:01 +0000

"No one was injured until Israel began protecting herself." Israel's thoughts should have been "hey they are just throwing some bombs into the country, just ignor them, lthey are harmless like mosquitos. We saw what happened on 9-11-2001 after 8 years of Bill CLinton just ignoring intelligence saying that people from the middle east were going to do something to America, even after they tried once to blow up the towers…. the warnings were ignored. Do you think that if Cuba started throwing bombs into the Everglades that America would just ignor them? There would be immediate mass destruction on Cuban soil. Hamas sent ove 5000 missiles into Israel since the treaty was signed. Well kept their work and never broke the treaty and are now taking care of business.

There have been peace talks in that area for decades even centuries. Have they ever done any good? Who were the ones that broke the treaties that were signed. Not Israel. The Palestinians. After a while talking just doesn't work. Even in our own neighborhoods if the bully, bullies enough people, what happens to him? Do we talk to him? For a while we will kiss his butt while he controls us with threats. But eventually someone a little bigger will come and save the neighborhood.

This is not Israel's (or the United States) fault. They are being provoked no matter how much you want to villanize and take the side of the criminal terrorists.

Also Rev, I feel that overwhelming shows of force are what we need to send them a message. Weakness makes them strong. That is why they use terror tactics. Fear of the inknown weakens the spirit of their enemy. They haven't been back here since 911. They will be back when Obama takes over. Obama thinks he can talk to them and negotiate with them and kill them with kindness, just like Jimmy Carter did when Iran held America hostage for 444 days. It took a hard ass like Reagan to make them understand. This type of treatment is as out out dated as the social programs Obama wants to use to bring America out of this reccession.

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:06:56 +0000

Some Israeli leaders…as well as some American leaders….believe that Muslims can only be kept in check by overwhelming demonstrations of force.

Thus….shock and awe.

Overwhelming demonstrations of force by Israel and America against the Muslim world, as we have found out, only makes the extremist problem worse.

But we keep doing it anyway.

Like I said…insanity.

By: mary

mary — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:26:31 +0000

I just watched a video of Brzezinski:being interview by Morning Joe on MSNBC and Brzezinski made a point that until Israel started shooting back no one had been injured by Hamas. Yes Hamas started the whole thing but no one had been injured until Israel started the air strikes. His point being the same as the Reverend's point of overkill by Israel but another good point he made was the impossibility of productive peace talks after all this because of all the civilian death and injuries. He said the US and world needed to avoid the condemnation and choosing sides and become really engaged in the peace process. Good point.

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:51:06 +0000

"Would the US put up with American Indians firing rockets at towns from their reservations?"

Unintended irony, I suppose. But you make a good point, Bubba.

America, like Israel, kept killing Indians, until we grudgingly gave the survivors their own occupied territory.

And proud we are.

By: Bubba

Bubba — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:57:41 +0000

Perhaps the Palestinians should have stopped firing rockets into Israel when given the opportunity. Would the US put up with American Indians firing rockets at towns from their reservations? NO!! Hamas needs to understand that Israel is there, period. Their land is now Israel. Is it fair? NO, but that's the way it is. Sixty years of fighting to get it back really hasn't worked out that well for them. Accept a two state solution or continue to live in squalor and die for Hamas.