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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Some in Israel Savoring Prospect of New Gaza Settlements

JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE 'CHOICE FOR PEACE'


You know it just has to be true. If it is not "capturing the hilltops", "settlements" are providing an excuse for more "military" "actions", so often.

So, as Israel continues its barely understood "choice for peace" and world monitors, such as the US, turn blind, someone should think to ask whether Israel intends to resettle Gaza, now that it has occupation forces back into the strip for ... whatever and that will go on for as long as that takes.

Even if you believe in setting a goal of removing the Hamas, this campaign hardly seems like a way to go about it. There would have been plenty of international support for the removal of the Hamas government. There could have been any number of other steps, of pressures tried. The air war probably could have been avoided almost completely, greatly dropping the civilian loss of life. Instead of rallying all of Israel's enemies, many of them might have been tacitly 'on board' or isolated.

The whole thing was a knee-jerk. Oh, yes, the radicals have a new rally-point, while American soldiers are trying to win over and stabilize two situations, still:



The truth is that no American government will stand up to Israel. And if everyone ever decided to put an end to their rogue behaviors, they could bomb Rome, if they wanted ...