tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post6352423081098049770..comments2024-03-29T05:41:35.119-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: YHWH Vult?FDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-38860911294508984512014-08-07T21:50:12.150-07:002014-08-07T21:50:12.150-07:00But his larger point is still valid, Barry; the Is...But his larger point is still valid, Barry; the Israelis do HAVE to win every one. Their enemies - whether stateless like the Pals and Hezbollah or one of the Muslim polities surrounding them - only need to win one. The question is only how many times they can tolerate the misery of defeat, or in the case of the Pals, occupation and colonization.<br /><br />Mind you, as usual he couches it in terms of the "4GW" nonsense, which is where he gets the nonsense that the awful conditions in the camps is actually a "strength" of the Pals.<br /><br /><br />Anyway, I don't agree with all of his ideas but I think his main point is valid - that Israel has lost any sort of geopolitical sense; that the Palestinians were and are effectively beaten, a subject people, and yet in response to a few measly rockets and some tunnels the Israeli state and its people have gone into a killing frenzy that makes them look like bloodthirsty maniacs.<br /><br />What keeps the Western support for Israel is pure sentiment; Israel has nothing tangible that the West needs or wants - even militarily it serves only to antagonize the Muslim peoples that DO control resources and geography that the West needs.<br /><br />If Israel makes itself loathsome enough to enough Westerners even the elites that mold public opinion won't be able to save the Zionist project from the fate of the Crusader States. As the attraction of Zionism fades as did the enthusiasm for crusading the fate of the Zionist state becomes more likely to resemble that of the crusader states before it...FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-76574048450765049762014-08-07T06:10:20.474-07:002014-08-07T06:10:20.474-07:00Frankly, Fabius is full of it, as usual. This lin...Frankly, Fabius is full of it, as usual. This line is especially vile:<br /><br />"Third, entropy acts as the Palestinian’s ally. It is easier to destroy than build. Israel must defend everything, while the Palestinians in the refugee camps show their willingness to tolerate a low standard of living while waiting for victory."<br /><br />An imiserated people living under occupation 'tolerates' a low standard of living?<br /><br />For example, from what I've gathered, Hamas in Gaza was rather submissive recently, enforcing their side of the bargain almost perfectly. Israel was in total and deliberate violation. This put Hamas (and the people of Gaza) in a squeeze, with unsurprising results.Barry DeCiccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735814736387033844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-65821476786786664212014-08-06T13:07:06.569-07:002014-08-06T13:07:06.569-07:00The photo is an Internet grab, so the provenance i...The photo is an Internet grab, so the provenance is unknown, mike. But it seemed like an appropriate image...FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-14184500533382300482014-08-03T10:45:17.011-07:002014-08-03T10:45:17.011-07:00Good analogy Chief. Agree with your conclusions. ...Good analogy Chief. Agree with your conclusions. But I am wondering about the authenticity of the first photo. What is the source? It definitely does not look like Gaza. Photoshopped maybe?mikenoreply@blogger.com