It would be great if critics of the Gaza war could spend at least some of their time telling us what they want, instead of always what they don't want.
Almost everyone wants the suffering in Gaza to end. Ok, but then what?
Do we want Hamas to survive this war? If not, how would the critics suggest Hamas be ended? If the critics want to see Hamas survive, or consider that inevitable, what's the critic's plan for peace in the region?
Two state solution? How do the critics imagine that happening, and how would a two state solution lead to peace? What's the plan? Make the case please.
It seems like this is a pattern. The critics don't like the war in Iraq, but they have no plan for what to do about Saddam. The critics don't like the war in Afghanistan, but they have no plan for what to do about the Taliban. The critics don't like drone strikes on terrorists, but they have no plan for what to do about terrorists. The critics don't like confrontations with Iran, but they have no plan for what to do about the mullahs. And now some of the critics don't want to help defend Ukraine, but they have no plan for what to do about Russia. The critics think America should mind it's own business, but they offer no plan for how to prevent psychopaths from taking over the world. It's pretty much the same plan from the critics every time, lots of complaints, and no plan.
I don't like Netanyahu any more than I like Trump. But Netanyahu has a plan. What's the critic's plan?
1) Why are our allies dependent upon America for weapons? If Israel requires a lot of bombs to protect themselves from Hamas, why don't they build and stockpile such weapons? If Europe requires a defense from the Russians, why don't they build an adequate defense of their own (given that the EU economy is at least twice the size of Russia). I'm all for defending our friends if it becomes necessary, but first they should commit to defending themselves.
2) We might balance the very reasonable concerns expressed in the article above by keeping in mind who started the Gaza war, and how they started it, with a very DELIBERATE attack upon masses of civilians, often in a most unspeakable manner. Our moral compass seems in danger of forgetting this.
3) If (note the word IF) the Gaza war was engineered in Tehran and Moscow (what say you Joe Cirincione and Joe Biden?) we might be wary doing exactly what such psychopaths would want us to do, ignore the crimes of Tehran and Moscow, and aim our outrage at our allies. Example: Observe how western media is now largely ignoring the war in Ukraine. Accident? Or brilliant Putin strategy?
4) A ceasefire in Gaza today won't end the war between Hamas and Israel, because that war will continue until either Hamas or Israel is dead. There's never going to be a compromise solution which brings peace. This is a knife fight in an alley, and one side will walk out of the alley, and the other side won't. We should at least admit that Netanyahu has a plan for ending the ongoing knife fight, and we don't. If Hamas survives the current Gaza war, the fight and the dying will go on, maybe for decades.
5) Israel has a point. One of the reasons (not the only reason) so many civilians are dying in Gaza is that Hamas has spent the last couple of decades ensuring that lots of civilians would die if all out war with Israel ever happened. That's not an excuse for Israeli excesses, but it should at least be publicly noted.
It does seem time for a ceasefire in Gaza. But please let us remember, a ceasefire is a temporary solution. The fighting and dying will stop for awhile, and then it will continue. The only way this war will ever end is when one sides wins, and the other side loses.
Netanyahu gets this reality.
We don't get it. As evidence, we can observe how Biden and his team keep talking about a two state solution, a fantasy left over from the 1980s.
I dont know what to say any longer. Biden's policy is completely at odds with human rights, our best interest as a civilized nation, and his election chances. What is his red line? Does he even have one?
It would be great if critics of the Gaza war could spend at least some of their time telling us what they want, instead of always what they don't want.
Almost everyone wants the suffering in Gaza to end. Ok, but then what?
Do we want Hamas to survive this war? If not, how would the critics suggest Hamas be ended? If the critics want to see Hamas survive, or consider that inevitable, what's the critic's plan for peace in the region?
Two state solution? How do the critics imagine that happening, and how would a two state solution lead to peace? What's the plan? Make the case please.
It seems like this is a pattern. The critics don't like the war in Iraq, but they have no plan for what to do about Saddam. The critics don't like the war in Afghanistan, but they have no plan for what to do about the Taliban. The critics don't like drone strikes on terrorists, but they have no plan for what to do about terrorists. The critics don't like confrontations with Iran, but they have no plan for what to do about the mullahs. And now some of the critics don't want to help defend Ukraine, but they have no plan for what to do about Russia. The critics think America should mind it's own business, but they offer no plan for how to prevent psychopaths from taking over the world. It's pretty much the same plan from the critics every time, lots of complaints, and no plan.
I don't like Netanyahu any more than I like Trump. But Netanyahu has a plan. What's the critic's plan?
1) Why are our allies dependent upon America for weapons? If Israel requires a lot of bombs to protect themselves from Hamas, why don't they build and stockpile such weapons? If Europe requires a defense from the Russians, why don't they build an adequate defense of their own (given that the EU economy is at least twice the size of Russia). I'm all for defending our friends if it becomes necessary, but first they should commit to defending themselves.
2) We might balance the very reasonable concerns expressed in the article above by keeping in mind who started the Gaza war, and how they started it, with a very DELIBERATE attack upon masses of civilians, often in a most unspeakable manner. Our moral compass seems in danger of forgetting this.
3) If (note the word IF) the Gaza war was engineered in Tehran and Moscow (what say you Joe Cirincione and Joe Biden?) we might be wary doing exactly what such psychopaths would want us to do, ignore the crimes of Tehran and Moscow, and aim our outrage at our allies. Example: Observe how western media is now largely ignoring the war in Ukraine. Accident? Or brilliant Putin strategy?
4) A ceasefire in Gaza today won't end the war between Hamas and Israel, because that war will continue until either Hamas or Israel is dead. There's never going to be a compromise solution which brings peace. This is a knife fight in an alley, and one side will walk out of the alley, and the other side won't. We should at least admit that Netanyahu has a plan for ending the ongoing knife fight, and we don't. If Hamas survives the current Gaza war, the fight and the dying will go on, maybe for decades.
5) Israel has a point. One of the reasons (not the only reason) so many civilians are dying in Gaza is that Hamas has spent the last couple of decades ensuring that lots of civilians would die if all out war with Israel ever happened. That's not an excuse for Israeli excesses, but it should at least be publicly noted.
It does seem time for a ceasefire in Gaza. But please let us remember, a ceasefire is a temporary solution. The fighting and dying will stop for awhile, and then it will continue. The only way this war will ever end is when one sides wins, and the other side loses.
Netanyahu gets this reality.
We don't get it. As evidence, we can observe how Biden and his team keep talking about a two state solution, a fantasy left over from the 1980s.
I dont know what to say any longer. Biden's policy is completely at odds with human rights, our best interest as a civilized nation, and his election chances. What is his red line? Does he even have one?