pajamasmedia.com - 1/14/2009
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Whenever you hear Gaza described as an “unwinnable conflict” ask yourself: do they mean that victory is similarly prohibited to Hamas? Bill Roggio notes that Syria and Hamas are aiming for nothing less than a Hamas victory over Fatah, and in the long run, Israel.
“The Iranians ...
reason.com - 1/12/2009
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reason.com —
Over at Harvard's Olin Center Middle East Strategy
blog , Brookings Institution scholar Daniel Byman is puzzled...
by Israel's endgame strategy (if one exists) in its ground operation in the Gaza Strip. Amongst most mainstream commenters, there is ...
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Ceci n'est pas une Analogy
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Stones Cry Out —
Wow, for the stupid insult of the day, check out “Soviet/Maoist” red, would the balanced alternative be Luftwaffe blue?
And more on that leftwing icon/hero Che.
Another lefty doh moment, dude … this is America we’re talking about.
Carp(al) keyboard.
What’s that mean, “unwinnable?” (and does that mean like Iraq?)
Clearly overstated threat.
That cross thing.
Some interesting tidbits from a Andre Weil ...
The siren song of Syria and Iran
Yourish.com —
... The author declares that Hamas is indifferent to the fate of the Palestinians, since it believes that it is “more important to strengthen the Syria-Iran axis of evil, which sponsors the religious movements in Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine.”
If the Sunni powers of the Middle East are awakening to the danger of Iranian hegemony of the Middle East, it is probably better to engage their support than to embrace the regimes they fear.
It’s important to remember (via Instapundit)
With Hamas taking its orders from ...
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