Americans Stand With Israel; Dingell Won't
Yesterday,
Powerline blog talked about Rep. John Dingell's neutrality towards the Israeli-Hezbollah war.
I thought the Washington Times' article on the subject was ironic at minimum. As John Murtha once said, "The American people are way ahead on this." Here's proof:
"if Israel laid down their arms, there would still be fighting...if Hezbollah laid down its arms, there would not be..." I'd add that Hebollah targets innocent civilians in Haifa, Afula and elsewhere, then hides amongst the Lebanese civilians.
When Lebanese civilians are killed, the world is outraged by Israel's behavior. Similar outrage isn't directed at Hezbollah. That's the epitome of disgusting moral relativism.
Posted Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:16 AM
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Skip Fraser, owner of Ferg's Barbershop in Des Moines, Iowa, says he recognizes everyone is "tired of war," but that most of his predominantly Democratic customers understand why Israel abandoned its 48-hour bombing cessation against Hezbollah yesterday. "The consensus here is that if Israel laid down their arms, there would still be fighting. But if Hezbollah laid down its arms, there would not be," Mr. Fraser said in a telephone interview.Mr. Fraser gets a prize for speaking with total clarity. He obviously isn't a 'nuanced' Washington politician. Thank God for that. Even more encouraging is the common sense contained in his statement:
"if Israel laid down their arms, there would still be fighting...if Hezbollah laid down its arms, there would not be..." I'd add that Hebollah targets innocent civilians in Haifa, Afula and elsewhere, then hides amongst the Lebanese civilians.
When Lebanese civilians are killed, the world is outraged by Israel's behavior. Similar outrage isn't directed at Hezbollah. That's the epitome of disgusting moral relativism.
Chuck Lindenmuth, manager of an Exxon Mobil station, said he was sorry to hear that more than 30 Lebanese children were killed in a weekend air strike but thinks Israel is "right to do what they are doing" in their fierce response to attacks by Hezbollah terrorists. "Maybe Israel is hitting [Lebanese] civilians too hard, but it's sometimes difficult to tell the difference between an average citizen and a terrorist," Mr. Lindenmuth said by telephone.Thank God for Mr. Lindemuth pointing out that it's "sometimes difficult to tell the difference between an average citizen and a terrorist" in that part of the world. I'd say that it's almost impossible, frankly. It's time that we stopped pretending that that isn't the case.
Posted Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:16 AM
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