Proportional Response?

Israel is busting heads.

No one likes to see war, but I think everyone is pretty sick of the past two generations of constant bloodshed as the Israelis try to build a civilized nation only to suffer the constant, barbaric intrusions of those wonderful re-branded Jordanians known as ‘Palestinians’. My sympathy for them went away completely when Prime Minister Barak offered Arafat everything he could have wanted plus a slice of pie and Arafat walked away and declared another Intifada.

Still, Israel pulled back from Gaza. They pulled back from Lebanon. Guess where the latest attacks are coming from?

Then the Palestinians elected Hamas.

We’re all out of pity here.

The truth of the matter is ugly. I don’t like it myself. But I don’t think we can ignore it anymore: wars solve problems, particularly when one side is beyond sensible negotiation. The Middle East conflict has not been permitted a decisive settlement because the western world yanks vital support from Israel before they can finish the job, and terror organizations thrive in a lawless land, supported by the Islamic madness of anti-Semitism.

And the world talks about proportional response, while at the same time moaning about the ‘cycle of violence’. It seems to me that proportional response perpetuates the cycle. Non-symmetrical responses tend to send a clear message, particular if the recipient dies.

And this whole mess might be the lead for the Iranian resolution. Rumor has it that Iranians operating in Syria fired an Iranian missile at Haifa. If that kind of thing is confirmed and continues to occur, Israel WILL respond in the most deadly of ways. It is not inconceivable to see nuclear action here in short order. Not probably, but certainly not impossible. At a minimum, I think we are going to see things in Iran start to explode.

The balloon might be going up over there. You know things are getting nuts when the Saudis shift the blame to the terrorists rather than the automatic condemnation of Israel.

And if things do get ugly, our best interest is in seeing a positive outcome for the only free, open society in the Middle East. And if that means rendering direct aid or assistance, then I think we need to seriously step up to the line and be counted. There is no benefit to the continual grind of violence in the region. There is no benefit for us in a weak Israel.

If war has to come, we need to be on the right side.