Easy there big fella
Wow, major overreaction this week from the Israelis. Let’s stop for a little while and think about this a sec. Israel loses three soldiers in a Palestinian raid and they respond by moving ground and air forces into Gaza and seize 64 members of Hamas, including a third of the Palestinian cabinet?! Meanwhile, Israeli aircraft buzz the Syrian capital in a show of force?
What in the hell is going on? Where was the diplomacy here? Ehud Olmert, the new Israeli PM, is really flexing his muscles here without significant justification. Nothing good can come from this. Fatah, the “moderate” party is going to be pulled farther into the radical camp while these military operations, especially the air strikes, are going to give Hamas hardliners a major injection of popular support. What’s the political end here fellas? Regime change? Who’s the replacement? The whole damn thing is going to shit!
Face it, Hamas was democratically elected, you can’t just bring down the government when you don't like the result. Exercise some restraint and give them a chance before you get all cowboyed up, they might just self-destruct on their own. By all indications sanctions seemed to be working and it appeared an agreement was in the works to recognize Israel, even though Olmert wouldn't give Hamas the time of day. All this is moot now though. Oh and by the way, where in the hell are the voices in the press calling out for restraint? Everybody’s so damn happy about the Gitmo ruling, I guess they don’t have time for this.
What in the hell is going on? Where was the diplomacy here? Ehud Olmert, the new Israeli PM, is really flexing his muscles here without significant justification. Nothing good can come from this. Fatah, the “moderate” party is going to be pulled farther into the radical camp while these military operations, especially the air strikes, are going to give Hamas hardliners a major injection of popular support. What’s the political end here fellas? Regime change? Who’s the replacement? The whole damn thing is going to shit!
Face it, Hamas was democratically elected, you can’t just bring down the government when you don't like the result. Exercise some restraint and give them a chance before you get all cowboyed up, they might just self-destruct on their own. By all indications sanctions seemed to be working and it appeared an agreement was in the works to recognize Israel, even though Olmert wouldn't give Hamas the time of day. All this is moot now though. Oh and by the way, where in the hell are the voices in the press calling out for restraint? Everybody’s so damn happy about the Gitmo ruling, I guess they don’t have time for this.
posted by Will at 7:20 AM
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