Comments on: Death Dance

By: maha

maha — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:36:51 +0000

I see I’m linked on Little Green Footballs, which means the mouth-breathers will come here and post insulting comments that have nothing to do with what I actually wrote. I’m shutting down comments to this post.

By: maha

maha — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:34:21 +0000

Re #12 — I guess waif missed the point.

(What is it about righties and low reading comprehension levels? Why can they not actually READ A BLOG POST and COMPREHEND WHAT IS SAYS?)

By: waif

waif — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:09:24 +0000

I guess everyone missed this story: EXCLUSIVE-Gaza headmaster was Islamic Jihad "rocket-maker"

By: maha

maha — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:29:07 +0000

As far as the “Right” is concerned this attack is Obama’s fault.

Y’know, I honestly don’t care what they think any more.

By: maha

maha — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:28:15 +0000

And the idea of a “Cyprus-style” UN force going in and “separating the belligerents” is too risible for words.

And what Israel is doing isn’t? Israel may gain a short-term advantage — doubtful, but possible — but in the long run Israel is, in effect, shooting itself in the foot. If you don’t see that, you’re an idiot.

By: maha

maha — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:25:35 +0000

And we believe the UN (or rather UNRWA, whose sole reason for being is to perpetuate the “refugee” status of Palestinians for the next 60 years or until Israel is destroyed, whichever comes first) because…why, exactly?

Why believe anybody? You’re the one who has chosen a side. You’re the one who has decided to accept one side of the propaganda war and reject the other.

I choose neither side. Everybody’s wrong. I assume all claims are lies until I see evidence otherwise.

By: Mike Furlan

Mike Furlan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:47:26 +0000

As far as the “Right” is concerned this attack is Obama’s fault.

Israel is “testing” him, they would not have “tested” McCain. (Or Caribou Barby for that matter, that Israeli flag in her office is proof of her expertise in the Middle East. Israel would not want to mess with her.)

Obama is at fault for remaining silent on the attack, but he would of course be wrong if he made any public statement too.

This will be our reality for the next 4 years, 8 years if we are lucky.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:10:21 +0000

I think of the Palestinian – Israeli conflict as being like one of those bitter divorces where each party will tell you endlessly chapter and verse about how they had to do all of those nasty things because the other spouse started it, and any discussion will rapidly devolve into an argument about who was more wrong back in 1967 or 48 or 32 or 1854 or 1187. All hands are blood stained, all sides are wrong, and they badly need some outside counseling.

By: Cato

Cato — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:59:18 +0000

And the idea of a “Cyprus-style” UN force going in and “separating the belligerents” is too risible for words. What, Swedes and Nigerians in blue helmets are going to stop Hamas from bombarding Sderot, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Be’ersheva? That’s like hoping Cynthia McKinney and the good ship “Dignity” will be able to stop the conflict by playing tag with the Israeli Navy.

By: Cato

Cato — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:51:12 +0000

Oh, right, because they were so loud in condemning the YEARS of rocket attacks on civilian targets in southern Israel, particularly when Hamas repeatedly broke the “truce” that expired in December.

Not.