I have got to stop listening to NPR in the morning before I get out of bed. The past couple of days have started to news of the Israelies bombing the hell out of some more defenseless Lebanese. Thus, my first thoughts involve monosyllablic words of Anglo-saxon origin. In order to alleviate this situation, I thus propose this open letter to Prime Minister Olmert and the General Staff of the IDF (Israeli Defense Force.)
To Minister Olmert;
It troubles me, that you have authorized the wholesale destruction of southern Lebanon in order to erase Hezbollah as a threat to your country. I realize that Hezbollah's existence and recent actions constitute a clear and present danger to the national security of the state of Israel. What troubles me, however, is that you have chosen to respond to terrorism with terrorism. Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel's cities indiscriminately killing and that is just what we would expect from terrorists. When the IDF responds in kind by destroying civilian infrastructure and civilians it becomes a terrorist organization as well. For a nation intimately familiar with the evils of terrorism to then use terror against the civilians of a peaceful nation is unthinkable. Are we that unimaginative, that we must continue to use the old, broken system of dealing with terrorism? Can we not think of a better way?
Sincerely,
Harry Conner
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Evidently not. Well, actually several systems have been proposed, but ignored because they risk more lives in the nation terrorized.
On the other hand, Syria must be giddy, they are likely to be able to buy Lebanon for a song, what with the depreciation.
Correction: there should be quotation marks around, "risk more lives," and a sarcasm mark at the end.
Good words, Harry C. Methinks you are correct.
You're right Harry. Isreal should have launched a ground assault. Only then does it officially become a war instead of a terroristic act.
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