Middle East Madness
The desire of people to take an illogical position on anything simply in order to feel better about themselves never ceases to amaze me. Never has the disconnect between what people say and plain reason ever been so apparent as when they pontificate over the predicament in the Middle East.
There are so many options a country has when it is attacked. And most of them lead to more attacks. The only certain way to prevent attacks in the future is to incapacitate those who would attack. And incapacitating a violent enemy through force is completely moral. Talking does not incapacitate the enemy. Nor does showing "restraint." Yet this is what the global community constantly calls on Israel to do.
I can't count the number of times I've heard people say that killing terrorists only creates more terrorists. I dispute the premise, because those who are inclined to become terrorists are probably already aiding the suicide bombers and other militants--which negates their status as civilians in the first place. Thus, it would be perfectly acceptable to kill them, too. But even if it were true, if Israel were to really unload the firepower it's capable of unloading, the terrorists would soon discover that terrorism is not a tactic that will solve their "problems."
Their problems aren't that great anyway. What it amounts to is some cognitive dissonance they are experiencing because they think Israel should be wiped off the map... yet despite their best efforts, it has not been. Because Israel will not commit suicide by returning the property it siezed from its attackers over several defensive wars, the fanatics who still call for the elimination of Israel feel their "human rights" are being violated because Israel continues to look after the security of its people.
Not surprisingly, the same people who are upset at Israel for fighting back are the same people who think we should not have invaded a country that we knew sponsored terrorism--both before and after 9/11. We knew it because he admitted it. He publicized it. They are also mostly the same people who think we should grant citizenship to the 10% of Mexico's population who are living here in the U.S. (1 in 12 is a felon, I learned today).
Is there any doubt to why a growing number of people call them the "Treason Party?"
There are so many options a country has when it is attacked. And most of them lead to more attacks. The only certain way to prevent attacks in the future is to incapacitate those who would attack. And incapacitating a violent enemy through force is completely moral. Talking does not incapacitate the enemy. Nor does showing "restraint." Yet this is what the global community constantly calls on Israel to do.
I can't count the number of times I've heard people say that killing terrorists only creates more terrorists. I dispute the premise, because those who are inclined to become terrorists are probably already aiding the suicide bombers and other militants--which negates their status as civilians in the first place. Thus, it would be perfectly acceptable to kill them, too. But even if it were true, if Israel were to really unload the firepower it's capable of unloading, the terrorists would soon discover that terrorism is not a tactic that will solve their "problems."
Their problems aren't that great anyway. What it amounts to is some cognitive dissonance they are experiencing because they think Israel should be wiped off the map... yet despite their best efforts, it has not been. Because Israel will not commit suicide by returning the property it siezed from its attackers over several defensive wars, the fanatics who still call for the elimination of Israel feel their "human rights" are being violated because Israel continues to look after the security of its people.
Not surprisingly, the same people who are upset at Israel for fighting back are the same people who think we should not have invaded a country that we knew sponsored terrorism--both before and after 9/11. We knew it because he admitted it. He publicized it. They are also mostly the same people who think we should grant citizenship to the 10% of Mexico's population who are living here in the U.S. (1 in 12 is a felon, I learned today).
Is there any doubt to why a growing number of people call them the "Treason Party?"
posted by Cameron Beck at 9:08 PM
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