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Gaza in Context
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/7/2009
Gaza in Context
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I’ve been thinking back on some of the online disputes I’ve been having about Israel’s attack on Gaza, and it occurred to me that what’s missing from a lot of this is context. Not further context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but further context on the use of ...
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 1/7/2009
A Jewish Gaza?
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Having praised the new Foreign Policy site , let me welcome them to the blogosphere by taking... exception to this hypothetical from new-minted FP blogger Stephen Walt, which has been mentioned favorably by Yglesias and Klein as an example of the sort ... (more) A Jewish Gaza?

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'
news.bbc.co.uk - 1/7/2009
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'
— news.bbc.co.uk — Israel has agreed "on the principles" of a ceasefire proposal, raising hopes of an end to its... conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. "The challenge now is to get the details to match the principles," Israeli spokesman Mark Regev said. The ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'

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Opinion: An Endgame for Israel
online.wsj.com - 1/6/2009
Opinion: An Endgame for Israel
— online.wsj.com — Maybe this column would get a better reception if it were titled, "No Endgame for Israel." Because... the quantity of commentary claiming that Israel cannot possibly achieve any kind of successful outcome in Gaza is already approaching presurge levels of ... (more) Opinion: An Endgame for Israel

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War: What Is It Good For?
Ross Douthat — Yesterday, Matt Yglesias offered a thoughtful attempt to put his skepticism about Israel's Gaza incursion in the context of the lessons he's drawn from the Iraq War: ...

The Lesson Of Iraq
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Yglesias laments that many politicos still haven't learned it: I’m strongly inclined to believe that political actors are much too eager to believe that the aggressive use of military force will accomplish their objectives, and also inclined to believe that political actors are much too eager to believe that bloodshed is morally justifiable. Being chastened is not something Washington ever does well. ...

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