The normative Jewish blogosphere (if there is such a term as "normative" here) is filled with armchair generals demanding that not only Israel defend itself, not only should we wipe out Hamas, but no more and no less, Israel should retake and re-conquer Gaza.
I cannot think of a more idiotic, stupid and actually criminal demand these days than "to retake Gaza". I cannot even imagine the fools who make this demand. Do they have relatives or children who will spend their lives in such a venture? Do they understand the nature of war? Do they actually in all seriousness, think that "taking Gaza" with its populace will do anything but drain Israel of its manpower, finances and most importantly of its ethical and moral stance. The only thing they will accomplish is vengeance. The one thing that destroys the soul of man faster than acid, is hatred and vengeance.
Who in his right mind would want control over an enemy that has made the art of killing into an art form where Allah is the Commander in Chief? Who in his right mind would want to control and govern people who have no need, no desire, no affection for or to be governed by Israel? What sane human being would want their son policing the streets of Gaza?
Why is it that so many people confuse "defending oneself" with acts of aggression and stupidity? Why is it that so many people who have access to a keyboard and learned how to put up a blog, seem to think that it is all right and even justified to destroy, wipe out, kill and maim others just for the sake of occupying another area and vengeance - especially when the killing and maiming of Israel's own citizens will not stop even then.
How many of these people I wonder, who cry out for the "retaking of Gaza" have ever been in the midst of a war. How many of them have had to make the choice of killing or be killed in a split second?
Defending Israel is our right. Putting an end to the missiles is our right. Trying as much as possible, for as long as it takes to destroy the infrastructure of Hamas is our right. Killing terrorists is our right. Defending our citizens and allowing them to live normally is our right.
Conquering or retaking Gaza is not only NOT our right - it is stupid, idiotic and will only cause more death and destruction. The death of our soldiers - our sons, fathers and daughters - and more graves in military cemeteries. It will destroy any moral fiber we have. It will eat at our souls and cause the worst of nightmares.
Who is his right mind wants to retake a cesspool filled with hatred and terrorists?
God save us from armchair generals.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
God Save Us From Armchair Generals
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A very good article post. This is a very bad situation. If the current Cast Lead counter-terrorism operation is successful in stopping the rockets and terrorism from Gaza, that still will leave in place an Islamist society and population that seeks the destruction of Israel. The terrorist doctrine of Hamas was well known to the Gazans who voted for them in a virtual landslide. The fact that Hamas calls for Israel's destruction was not a problem for them. So what should Israel do? The idea of Israel bringing down Hamas to turn Gaza over to Abbas and Fatah is repugnant to many. Fatah itself is responsible for the blood of many Israelis. They also want to destroy Israel. They just prefer to use a "peace-process" as tactic to get concessions while their ultimate objective for Israel is no different than that of Hamas. In fact, the official Palestinian Authority's representative in Lebanon, Abbas Zaki, reaffirmed the PLO's "Phased Plan" in an interview in Lebanon. That report is available at Memri.org
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