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I just don’t get the left’s argument
QandO —
Ezra Klein quotes the New York Times: This is the paragraph that I can’t get out of my head: Hamas had in recent weeks let it be known that it doubted Israel would engage in a major military undertaking because of its coming elections. But in some ways the elections have made it impossible for officials like Mr. Barak not to react, because the public has grown anxious and angry over the rocket fire, which while causing no recent deaths and few injuries is deeply disturbing for those living near Gaza. No deaths ...
When In Doubt, Blame Bush For Gaza
JammieWearingFool —
... . Good grief, do these people have any clue? Apparently not . Now I wonder why there isn't any outrage on the "Arab street" over the fact Egypt is ...
An Eye For An Eye Makes The Whole World Blind
Political Animal —
... attacks; maybe we should just sue for peace -- ? Or what? I imagine what people on both sides are thinking is something more like: do you expect us to just sit here and take it? Do you expect us to do nothing? To which my answer is: no, I expect you to try to figure out what has some prospect of actually making things better. Killing people out of anger, frustration, and the sense that you have to do something is just wrong. For both sides. And its actual results are numbingly predictable : Hamas lacks the technology to aim its rockets. They're taking potshots. In ...
An Eye For An Eye Makes The Whole World Blind
Obsidian Wings —
... I imagine what people on both sides are thinking is something more like: do you expect us to just sit here and take it? Do you expect us to do nothing? To which my answer is: no, I expect you to try to figure out what has some prospect of actually making things better. Killing people out of anger, frustration, and the sense that you have to do something is just wrong. For both sides. And its actual results are numbingly predictable: ...
Leftist: "There is Nothing Proportionate in this Response"
Ace of Spades HQ —
Leftist: "There is Nothing Proportionate in this Response" Ezra Klein provides a timely reminder why the Left gets no respect when it comes to national security or foreign policy. Big surprise, of course, he condemns Israel: This is the paragraph that I can't get out of my head: Hamas had in recent weeks let it be known that it doubted Israel would engage in a major military undertaking because of its coming elections. But in some ways the elections have made it impossible for officials like Mr. Barak not to react, because the public has grown anxious and angry over the rocket ...
Brainster's Blog — Reflexive Critism of Israel From folks who seldom criticize Hamas, like Ezra Klein: No deaths and few injuries. "Deeply disturbing." Hamas lacks the technology to aim its rockets. They're taking potshots. In response, the Israeli government launched air strikes that have now killed more than 280 Palestinians, injured hundreds beyond that, and further radicalized thousands in the Occupied Territories and millions in the region. That encapsulates much of the commentary from the portside. Hamas fires these random rockets, ...
Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars —
Informed Comment: 230 Killed, 388 Wounded in 100 Israeli Air strikes on Gaza
Truthdig: Tragedy Repeats Itself
Petrelis Files: They don't make gay icons like they used to
Lawyers, Guns and Money: WaMu: The Power of Yes
alicublog: Tee hee over torture
Submitted to a Candid World: Requiem for Samuel P. Huntington
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The Third Rail Of “Israel” Cools In The Blogosphere
Firedoglake —
I came back from an eight day holiday trip to Jamaica to find that something quite remarkable was happening in the blogosphere. For years, the subject of Israel has been the biggest third rail subject we have to deal with. Any time we wanted to mention Israel in a post we had to alert the mods to strap on their hazmat suits, because the comments section would invariably turn into a shitstorm. Any criticism of Israel was greeted with catcalls of anti-semitism, which would inevitably draw out the anti-semites. The next thing you know, the mods are tearing their hair out and Bill O'Reilly is at your door with a camera.
It was extraordinarily difficult to ...
The Utility of Force in Gaza
Weekly Standard Blog —
... As Israel continues its retaliatory strikes against the Hamas stronghold in Gaza, so the left increases its collective j'accuse, specifically bemoaning the use of 'disproportionate force.' ...
The Lefty way of war
Cold Fury —
Idiotic, futile, and a guaranteed formula for defeat and disaster : Hamas lacks the technology to aim its rockets. They’re taking potshots. In response, the Israeli government launched air strikes that have now killed more than 280 Palestinians, injured hundreds beyond that, and further radicalized thousands in the Occupied Territories and millions in the region. The response will not come today, of course. It will come in months, or even in years, when an angry orphan detonates a belt filled with shrapnel, killing himself and 25 Israelis. At which point the Israelis will launch air strikes killing another 70 Palestinians, radicalizing thousands more, leading to more bombings, ...
Israel and the "proportionality" canard
TigerHawk —
Once again we are hearing that Israel's response to aggression is not "proportionate," as if this were a bad thing. Even smart and reasonable lefty bloggers are complaining about this, never mind the ...
