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How profoundly thoughtful of you to make a death threat
Firedoglake — ... I know, you are all going to be stunned that Chuckles Krauthammer's position that Israel needs to make the rubble bounce higher in Gaza. ...

How profoundly thoughtful of you to write me a death threat
Rising Hegemon — ... I know, you are all going to be stunned that Chuckles Krauthammer's position that Israel needs to make the rubble bounce higher in Gaza. ...

Krauthammer on moral clarity
Israel Matzav — ... Writing in Friday's Washington Post, Charles Krauthammer succinctly states the moral clarity that emerges from examining Israel's conduct of the current war in Gaza and comparing it to the conduct of the 'Palestinians' (Hat Tip: ...

Stating the goal in Gaza
Betsy's Page — Charles Krauthammer lays out what Israel needs to achieve in Gaza. Israel needs to achieve what it failed to achieve when it completely withdrew from Gaza in September, 2005. Hamas' rejection of an extension of its often-violated six-month cease-fire (during which the rockets never stopped, just were less frequent) gave Israel a rare opportunity to establish the norm it should have insisted upon three years ago: no rockets, no mortar fire, no kidnapping, no acts of war. As the U.S. government has officially stated: a sustainable and enduring cease-fire. If this fighting ends ...

Operation Cast Lead: Day 7
A Blog For All — ... something I've noted in the past as well. Israel would be better served not issuing any warnings at all, as it gives the terrorists the opportunity to run and hide. Israel has already warned Hamas and all those in Gaza for carrying on the terror war against Israel. Everything that happens from here on out is the fault of Hamas and the Gazans. It is Hamas that operates behind civilians as human shields, and all the casualties are the fault of Hamas, not Israel. It's time to get your moral clarity in focus . ...

But There Are Lots of Them Out There
Daily Pundit — Charles Krauthammer - Moral Clarity in Gaza - washingtonpost.com Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. Only a Jew-hater could find moral equivalency between Israel and the Islamofascist terror gangs of the Palestinian enclaves.

The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog — ... "At war today in Gaza, one combatant is committed to causing the most civilian pain and suffering on both sides. The other combatant is committed to saving as many lives as possible -- also on both sides." ...

MORAL CLARITY in Gaza. “Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life that, risking the element of su…
Instapundit — ... MORAL CLARITY in Gaza. “Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life that, risking the element of surprise, it contacts enemy noncombatants in advance to warn them of approaching danger. Hamas, which started this conflict with unrelenting rocket and mortar attacks on unarmed Israelis — 6,464 launched from Gaza in the past three years — deliberately places its weapons in and near the homes of its own people. . . . There’s only one grievance and Hamas is open about it. Israel’s very existence.” ...

Quote Of The Day
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — ... homes of its own people. This has two purposes. First, counting on the moral scrupulousness of Israel, Hamas figures civilian proximity might help protect at least part of its arsenal. Second, knowing that Israelis have new precision weapons that may allow them to attack nonetheless, Hamas hopes that inevitable collateral damage -- or, if it is really fortunate, an errant Israeli bomb -- will kill large numbers of its own people for which, of course, the world will blame Israel. -- Charles Krauthammer .

Hugh Hewitt: Toppling Hamas
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... coming to the same conclusion." The PLA, Egypt and many other Arab countries know Hamas to be the Sunni arm of the radical, Shia mullahs running Iran. They are not unhappy that Israel is taking the battle to Iran via Hamas.Thus the routine condemnation of Israel is being shrugged off. What holds back the Israeli ground operation is not fear of international opinion, but the fact that Hamas is armed to the teeth with Iranian-provided weaponry, and the cost in IDF lives will be huge. Charles Krauthammer has a summary piece on the moral Grand Canyon that separates Hamas and ...

Hugh Hewitt: Toppling Hamas
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — ... coming to the same conclusion." The PLA, Egypt and many other Arab countries know Hamas to be the Sunni arm of the radical, Shia mullahs running Iran. They are not unhappy that Israel is taking the battle to Iran via Hamas.Thus the routine condemnation of Israel is being shrugged off. What holds back the Israeli ground operation is not fear of international opinion, but the fact that Hamas is armed to the teeth with Iranian-provided weaponry, and the cost in IDF lives will be huge. Charles Krauthammer has a summary piece on the moral Grand Canyon that separates Hamas and ...

From Pelosi to Oshry: Zero Degrees of Separation
Whiskey Fire — ... monopoly on the definition of "legitimate" opinions about the conflict, the ones you can express officially. Hence they are able to get away with the most preposterous and insulting declarations -- that disagreeing with Israeli actions makes one an "anti-Semite"; that Israeli and American interests are identical; that criticizing Israel equals support for terrorists. What this means is that discussion of Israel/Palestine is at best puerile and at worse insane. Here's both, from Krauthammer: ...

THE MORAL EQUIVALENCY BRIGADE
Right Wing Nut House — ... should ask the Israeli police to allow a few Hamas martyrs into the country just so that their attacks could even things out a bit and make Matthew feel a little better about “what is actually happening” on the ground in Israel. That Israel’s response has nothing to do with changing hearts and minds or furthering the “peace process” but rather the simple, straightforward, morally unambiguous goal of making their citizens safe in their homes must be lost in the translation somewhere. Charles Krauthammer: Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is ...

Quote Of The Day
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... This has two purposes. First, counting on the moral scrupulousness of Israel, Hamas figures civilian proximity might help protect at least part of its arsenal. Second, knowing that Israelis have new precision weapons that may allow them to attack nonetheless, Hamas hopes that inevitable collateral damage — or, if it is really fortunate, an errant Israeli bomb — will kill large numbers of its own people for which, of course, the world will blame Israel. –Charles Krauthammer. ...

Larwyn's Links: "I'll show you a disproportionate response!"
Doug Ross @ Journal — [image] Moral Clarity in Gaza : WaPo (Charles Krauthammer) Obama stirs fear in Israel : New York Post (Ralph Peters) The future of Social Security : Social Security Administration Do you remember 2008? Techmeme does : Techmeme Gaza and the Limits of International Law : Volokh Conspiracy Mr. Gore: Apology Accepted : Huffington Post (Harold Ambler) Less bars in more places -- AT downgrades 2G service : Gizmodo Harry Reid is like a drunken temperance leader : Don Surber Bailouts? They're all chump ...

From Pelosi to Oshry: Zero Degrees of Separation
Whiskey Fire — ... monopoly on the definition of "legitimate" opinions about the conflict, the ones you can express officially. Hence they are able to get away with the most preposterous and insulting declarations -- that disagreeing with Israeli actions makes one an "anti-Semite"; that Israeli and American interests are identical; that criticizing Israel equals support for terrorists. What this means is that discussion of Israel/Palestine is at best puerile and at worse insane. Here's both, from Krauthammer: ...

Hamas Bears Responsibility for Deaths in Gaza
GayPatriot — ... I could say it. As leaders around the world rush to condemn the Jewish State for its supposedly disproportionate response to Palestinian terror, I join others in asking, where were they when Hamas was firing those rockets at civilian targets?  Did that story make the front pages of our daily newspapers or lead the evening news?  Did nations put pressure on Hamas to stop firing?  Did the UN Security Council meet in emergency session? Charles Krauthammer said it best when he wrote: Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The ...

Krauthammer on the Gaza crisis
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — Krauthammer on the Gaza crisis Here is the link to the Charles Krauthammer piece Henry mentioned on tonight's show. Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life that, risking the element of surprise, it contacts enemy noncombatants in advance to warn them of approaching danger. Hamas, which started this conflict with unrelenting rocket and mortar attacks on unarmed Israelis -- 6,464 launched from Gaza in the past three years -- ...

Moral Clarity
Obsidian Wings — ... by publius Charles Krauthammer: Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life that, risking the element of surprise, it contacts enemy noncombatants in advance to warn them of approaching danger. Today's Post: The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday that it had found at least 15 bodies and several children -- emaciated but alive -- in ...