As if the news from Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia (to say nothing of Iran and Korea) weren't bad enough, now the Israelis and Palestinians are back at it. It's the Hatflieds and McCoys played out on an international scale.
What are the Israelis thinking? I sometimes think that way down deep they want -- maybe even need -- this constant conflict. Someone kidnaps one of their soldiers, they invade, bomb power plants and homes, terrorize the resident population and (surprise, surprise) what do they get in return? Another group kidnaps two more soldiers. So what do they do? Invade that country bombing away as if that would accomplish something.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. You'd think that, after 60 years, they would have figured out that massive retaliation just makes things worse. But it is like they are afraid to try anything else.
If the only thing at risk in all of this were Israslis and Palestinians, I'd say "Go for it you idiots. Kill each other to your hearts' content." But that is not all that is at stake. How can we continue to support a regime that kills 20 for every casualty they suffer? What sort of hypnotic hold does Israel have over us that leads us to keep defending them despite the obvious-to-anyone fact that their actions and reactions pare a threat to our own security?
I just don't get it. Why do we care about them?
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