Thanks Martens. I didn’t know I agreed with an ex-CIA guy. His argument is better informed than mine, to be sure, but I think I have expressed exactly the same conclusions. Even if I disagreed with the article, I would have to think very hard about whether he was right about this. This was his job, after all, to assess this stuff. But I’m sure there will be those less well informed people who will disagree.
The real danger IS the hornblowers in the ‘toon. Let’s see Israel get rid of Netanyahu this month and, hopefully, take power from Likud and place it with more responsible parties in Israel. The real “hawk” in the Middle East is Bibi and his crew, a they’re actually scavenger/predator types taking land, destroying populations, with vicious tactics, and pulling that wool from their backs (hair shirts?) to blindfold the rest of the world.
interesting… i have one quibble though: after wwii we did not pull out, but stayed, helped to rebuild, and did what we could to prevent recurrence. the aftermath of wwi was avoided.
Go to military.com and look up usns liberty in 67 Israel deliberately attacked a US ship and blackmailed US into saying it was an accident they have Israeli military radio intercepts proving Israel knew it was ours 38 dead 100 wounded only reason they didn’t finish off survivors was they rigged an antenna an navy was on the way war crime to shoot up life boats their isn’t any country in middle east that won’t stab us in back Israel included
Odon Premium Member about 9 years ago
Why give him a chance, he might succeed and then we have to go to plan R.
twclix about 9 years ago
Thanks Martens. I didn’t know I agreed with an ex-CIA guy. His argument is better informed than mine, to be sure, but I think I have expressed exactly the same conclusions. Even if I disagreed with the article, I would have to think very hard about whether he was right about this. This was his job, after all, to assess this stuff. But I’m sure there will be those less well informed people who will disagree.
Dtroutma about 9 years ago
The real danger IS the hornblowers in the ‘toon. Let’s see Israel get rid of Netanyahu this month and, hopefully, take power from Likud and place it with more responsible parties in Israel. The real “hawk” in the Middle East is Bibi and his crew, a they’re actually scavenger/predator types taking land, destroying populations, with vicious tactics, and pulling that wool from their backs (hair shirts?) to blindfold the rest of the world.
louieglutz about 9 years ago
interesting… i have one quibble though: after wwii we did not pull out, but stayed, helped to rebuild, and did what we could to prevent recurrence. the aftermath of wwi was avoided.
genemascho about 9 years ago
Go to military.com and look up usns liberty in 67 Israel deliberately attacked a US ship and blackmailed US into saying it was an accident they have Israeli military radio intercepts proving Israel knew it was ours 38 dead 100 wounded only reason they didn’t finish off survivors was they rigged an antenna an navy was on the way war crime to shoot up life boats their isn’t any country in middle east that won’t stab us in back Israel included
twclix about 9 years ago
Festin, I agree 100% with your thoughts on Iran. It’s about time, too.