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Robert J. Lieber - Hard Truths About the Conflict (flag)
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Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... members of Congress should show the same courage and rally to the cause. George Will: Medicare and Medicaid are out of [cost] control. But I'm eating garlic and waving a crucifix  around to ward off vampires single payer proposals. My plan? Charles Darwin will fix it eventually. David Ignatius: Pay the frickin' bills, okay? Not doing so is how we got here. And the answer is shared sacrifice, not bailouts for gonifs. Robert Lieber: Egypt and Jordan have made peace with Israel, not because ...

On The Conflict Against Hamas
Rhymes With Right — After doing a pretty good job of serving as a mouthpiece for Hamas for the last week, it is good to see the Washington Post start 2009 with some information about the current Israeli military action in Gaza that provides a bit of balance. Bet of all, Professor Robert Lieber of Georgetown points out some important details about the reasons for the Israeli attacks and how they have been conducted. Let's break down his main points. First, despite the tragic deaths of civilians, Israeli's airstrikes have been precisely aimed at Hamas fighters, installations and rocket launchers. ...

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