A Liberal Who Gets It

Just when you thought you'd seen the last liberal who gets it when it comes to terrorism, Ed Koch pops up with another column proving that some liberals still get it.
The war now raging in Lebanon should not surprise anyone. For many years, Hezbollah, which is funded, equipped and ideologically supported by Iran and Syria, has made it crystal clear that its goal is to conquer Israel, expel its Jewish inhabitants, and place the entire land under Islamic rule. Hezbollah engages in terrorism, the deliberate targeting of Jewish civilians and others, to achieve its goals.
That's as clear a world view as I've seen lately. It's good to know that some liberals still understand that Hezbollah is still a force of evil in this world. Mayor Koch goes onto say something even more unusual coming from a liberal:
I have no doubt, however, that if it were not for the support of the United States, led by President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, many European states would be even more active in trying to snatch victory from the hands of the Israeli Defense Forces. The position of the United States has been clear from the start of hostilities: a sustainable ceasefire.
Exactly, Mayor Koch. There's a reason why Israelis consider George W. Bush the best presidential friend to Israel in history, surpassing even Reagan. If that comment didn't drive liberals crazy (a relatively short drive, by the way), this next statement will push them there:
According to The New York Times, President Bush made the U.S. position clear, "Speaking to reporters from his ranch in Crawford, TX, President Bush called for the resolution's speedy adoption, but made clear that the main sticking point, Lebanese insistence that the draft be altered to require Israel to withdraw troops immediately, was nonnegotiable."
Mayor Koch concludes in strong fashion with a paragraph that's sure to have liberals going stark-raving mad:
In my judgment, when history evaluates George W. Bush's position in the pantheon of presidents, he will be compared with Harry S. Truman. Bush's fortitude in recognizing the danger of Islamic fundamentalism to the U.S. and, indeed, the Western world, and his awareness of the need to win this war of civilizations is remarkable. He deserves the applause of all Americans and in time he will receive it.
I'd like to thank Mayor Koch for those insightful words. When history writes of him, I suspect that they'll say that he was one of the staunchest mayoral allies of Israel.



Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 9:13 PM

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