> Jochem wrote: > I don't buy it: Israel is not stupid. Everything that has happened so far was > entirely predictable
Which is what makes Israel's emotional response so foolish. If you think I'm mistaken give me a set of facts that shows success by any measure. I certainly don't see any. It's simply wishful thinking. I support Israel more than anyone, but wishful thinking doesn't win a war. You have to be dynamic and adapt your strategy to facts on the ground rather than continue to pursue a failed strategy. Case in point: Iraq. What's happening in Iraq was predicted 4 years ago yet the administration plowed forward with wishful thinking rather than adapting to facts on the ground. What's the result? Civil war and a failed American foreign policy. Israel is heading down the same path. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From one of Israel's leading commentators, Nahum Barnea: "Aside from the fringe left, there is almost no debate that Israel had to respond militarily to Hizbullah's attack inside Israeli territory ....The only questions were how, how much and at what cost." "I believe the generals ... But this faith does not excuse me from asking questions." "The most pressing question I have is: Did the government, the army, the political echelon and the media not take to blind cheerleading, a move that served only the enemy?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212684 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
