...The title of a piece by Roger Cohen in the latest NYRB. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22270
Cohen makes a point very similar one raised earlier today by JM: "I cannot see a scenario in which any short-term Israeli tactical victory over Hamas is not overwhelmed by the long-term strategic cost of this war." Cohen also provides a better reply than mine to Alan's assertion yesterday that "Hamas appears to be using civilians essentially as hostages": "Mark Regev, Olmert's spokesman, has accused Hamas of 'holding hostage' these Palestinians. Under aerial and tank bombardment from an alien power, with more than one thousand dead (about 40 percent of them women and children) and several thousand wounded, that's not how most people would view their democratically elected government." Jerome --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
