[lit-ideas] Re: FW: Re: ] Hillary Clinton Speaks Up for israel at U.N.Rally
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:06:52 -0400
Carol Kirschenbaum wrote:
"Who/what is the gorilla in the room (whose room?)? And who/what is
running and hiding?"
In the case of Iraq, it might be Saddam's regime which provoked the U.S.
gorilla. Whatever one might think about the U.S. in Iraq, in the time
leading up to the invasion it was pretty obvious that Saddam was
provoking the Bush administration and that the Bush administration was
intent on responding to the provocation. Then, when the much
anticipated invasion came, Saddam and his goons hide in the villages
where they use the locals as cover for their 'resistance'. That would
be a bad government.
In the case of the Palestinians, Hamas is elected and promptly provokes
the Israeli government. Whatever one might of the Israeli occupation,
it was pretty obvious that they would go back strong into Gaza. Then
Hamas fighters hide among the Palestinian population where they use the
locals as cover for their 'resistance'. That would be a bad government.
A militarily weak government that blatantly provokes an overwhelmingly
militarily-superior nation is a bad government because it fails to do
what governments are supposed to do, that is look out for the well-being
of its citizens. Unless one is an ideologue in which case the loss of
one's fellow citizens is a necessary part of the 'cause'.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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