billgraziano.com - July 2006 Entries

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July 2006 Entries

Kerry on the Middle East: John Kerry is complaining about the situation in the Middle East and made this brilliant quote: "If I was president, this wouldn't have happened".

What exactly would he have done differently? Would he have prevented Israel from withdrawing from Lebanon? Would he have kicked Syria and Hizbullah out of Lebanon? How? Would he have convinced Hamas and Hizbullah to give up their dreams of destroying Israel? Would he have forced Iran to stop funding terrorists? How?

Knowing what he knows now what would he have done differently? If the Democrats want me to take them seriously on foreign policy and actually vote for them I need more details.; posted @ Monday, July 24, 2006 10:53 AM | Feedback (0)

The nature of this war: I found two interesting posts regarding the nature of this war. The first discusses how Israel tries to avoid civilian casualties and Hizbullah (or however they spell it this week!) tries to kill as many civilians as possible. It also has an interesting quote on the US response after Pearl Harbor:
In 1938, a Gallup Poll had found 91% of Americans agreeing with the statement "all nations should agree not to bomb civilian cities in wartime." Three days after Pearl Harbor, 67% said they favored unqualified and indiscriminate bombing of enemy cities, with only 10% expressing unqualified opposition
It is a very interesting read on the nature of war and its effects.

The second talks about the logistical hurdles of attacking Iran. It was very interesting to see that Iran imports so much gasoline. I like what that type of attack would do to Iran but I don't like what it would do to gas prices here in the US.

My prediction is a full-scale invasion of Lebanon with some type of attack on Syria. Israel needs to recreate their buffer zones and regain control of Gaza. Vast areas of land can't be left under the control of non-state actors such as Hizbullah and Hamas.; posted @ Sunday, July 16, 2006 9:34 PM | Feedback (0)

The Religion of Peace: There was an editorial in an Australian paper that had this quote:
War and murder have been carried out in the name of Allah in Thailand, Bali, Sumatra, the Philippines, Nigeria, Algeria, Somalia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Egypt, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, Bosnia, Albania, Kenya, Tanzania, France, the Netherlands, Britain, Spain, Denmark, Russia, the United States and Sudan, where mass murder and mass rape have been the tools of cultural war.
I just wanted to remind everyone that Islam is a religion of peace. In case they forgot.; posted @ Sunday, July 16, 2006 9:26 PM | Feedback (0)

A collection of links I really should have posted earlier...

The Curse of Freedom - A fantastic post discussing Afghanistan and Iraq. It compares two interesting posts. Of special interest to me was the Iraqi view toward Israel.
Putting the Pieces Together - An interesting look at Islam
Secret, Not Secret; Secret, Not Secret - More of PowerLine making fun of the NYT.
Vietnam as Mental Quagmire - The Belmont Club discussing why Iraq isn't like Vietnam and the problems that comparison causes people.
Or What's a Uniform For - The Belmont Club on the recent Supreme Court ruling.
That Was Then - The NYT calling for the creation of a program to track terrorist finances. Four years ago.

Sorry to dump all that on you at once. The Curse of Freedom is the most recent post and they go chronologically backward. The second post is probably the most timeless (and also the longest).

posted @ Sunday, July 09, 2006 6:40 PM | Feedback (0)

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