In the beginning, there was God. Later on, there was Israel. And thus commenced the fighting. Everyone wanted their land, their water, their women, their cities, their sheep, their lions and tiger and bears (oh my!), their money, their jewelry, their gold fillings, their bodies for experiments, their blood, their annihilation. And now, Israel is fighting again, against not only a neighbor, but the terrorist culture within that neighbor. Sorry, Lebanon, one bad apple DOES spoil this barrel. And if the complete and utter destruction of Hezbollah includes the complete and utter destruction of you, then so be it. Take one for Team Civilization.
Charles Krauthammer over at Real Clear Politics writes an excellent post on The Only Exit Strategy (read the whole thing).
There is crisis and there is opportunity. Amid the general wringing of hands over the seemingly endless and escalating Israel-Hezbollah fighting, everyone asks: Where will it end?
The answer, blindingly clear, begins with understanding that this crisis represents a rare, perhaps irreproducible, opportunity….
…Lebanon’s independence and security are forfeit so long as Hezbollah — a lawless, terrorist, private militia answering to Syria and Iran — occupies south Lebanon as a rogue mini-state.
Then there are the Arabs, beginning with the Lebanese who want Hezbollah out. The majority of Lebanese — Christian, Druze, Sunni Muslim and secular — bitterly resent their country being hijacked by Hezbollah and turned into a war zone. And in the name of what Lebanese interest? Israel evacuated every square inch of Lebanon six years ago.
The other Arabs have spoken, too. In a stunning development, the 22-member Arab League criticized Hezbollah for provoking the current crisis. It is unprecedented for the Arab League to criticize any Arab party while it is actively engaged in hostilities with Israel. But the Arab states know that Hezbollah, a Shiite militia in the service of Persian Iran, is a threat not just to Lebanon but to them as well. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan have openly criticized Hezbollah for starting a war on what is essentially Iran’s timetable (to distract attention from Iran’s pending referral to the Security Council for sanctions over its nuclear program). They are far more worried about Iran and its proxies than about Israel.
Even the most arrogrant French uberweenie could see this pattern. And now NutJob has his smokescreen to hide behind while he works his nuclear physicists 24/7. A bomb to end all bombs to kill the infidels – who cares if it takes half of his own countrymen with them?
Michelle’s Shot of the Day is a sad, sad picture that speaks volumes. Not only are these thugs willing to use children to further their sick ambitions, now they are passing out missile launchers to grandmas. Sad, Sad, Sad.
Israel has one of the best air forces on this planet. Go ahead and use it. With impunity.
