July 30, 2006
"Genius"
That's my new nickname for the hapless prime minister of Lebanon, who recently declared: "We will not negotiate until the Israeli war stops shedding the blood of innocent people." He was also quoted on Fox News this morning as having said, "We will not negotiate until there is an immediate, unconditional cease-fire" and something to the effect of, "This deliberate killing of innocent civilians is unacceptable."
The PM seems to be echoing the attitude of one Khalil Shalhoub who, on the scene of the demolished building full of people screamed, "Why are they killing us? What have we done?"
Well, for one thing, an IAF spokesman claimed that Hezbollah was intentionally packing civilians into buildings and firing missles from them. "OK" I thought, "that's entirely plausible. Now show us all pictures to prove it!" Within moments, FNC announced EXCLUSIVE VIDEO. ("Free" Video, after a short cimmercial message, of course.)
As many government leaders throughout the western world rush to condemn Israel for defending itself against calculated, deliberate, and ongoing aggression from Islamist fanatics they should ask themselves one question: How will these diplomats feel about tens or hundreds of thousands of civilians killed by an Iranian nuke if their diplomatic efforts on behalf of Hezbollah, in the name of "innocent" Lebanese civilians, are successful?
Current Events Posted by JohnGalt at July 30, 2006 5:06 PM
I was also moved by the Taranto piece. There is international outrage when civilians are killed in the crossfire when Hezbollah is complicit in their killings. Yet, when Hezbollah lobs hundreds of rockets into Israel hoping to kill civilians, there is no outrage against those with bad aim and crappy hardware.
It is sadly another reminder that most of our allies, like much of the domestic political opposition, are simply not serious enough to be trusted.
Posted by: jk at July 31, 2006 12:44 PM | What do you think? [1]