The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition

JewishLivesMatter

Kidnapped from their home, dragged by civilians into the bowels of the festering shithole that is the Arab-run Gaza strip, then murdered.

Hamas and the so-called "innocent civilians" of Gaza are 100% responsible for their deaths, and if ever there is an argument for collective responsibility, this is it. The people of Gaza are enthusiastic and active supporters of Hamas and their bloodthirsty fanaticism, whose goal is clear: the destruction of the Jewish People. This is not passive support...these people store weapons, hold hostages, allow the building of tunnels underneath their neighborhoods(with convenient entrances inside their homes!), camouflage Hamas terror infrastructure in their hospitals and schools, and act in all respects like volunteers in the Hamas terror organization.

That makes them guilty. That makes them legitimate targets for military action. That Israel has not treated the population of Gaza as terrorists is a testament to the essential humanity of the country. The entire country is convulsed with the agony of the hostages, and no matter where people fall on the political spectrum, they feel the collective pain and sadness. Yet the armed forces still comport themselves with dignity and respect for their own rules of engagement, which have gotten many soldiers killed over the years.

But Israel has made a significant strategic error... one that will be the cause of unimaginable suffering in the future. Because of the noble and completely understandable focus on the lives of the hostages and the respect for the dead, Israel has negotiated with terrorists, and those organizations will in the future be fanatical in their pursuit of hostages.

Until Israel makes a conscious decision that hostages will be mourned and honored in perpetuity, but the terrorists who violate every tenet of civilization will be hounded to the ends of the earth and killed, the country will be in a vicious cycle of hostage --> military action --> surrender.

It is an awful decision to make, but the future of the country depends upon a coherent and strategically sound policy with regard to hostages.

And.. yes, it is easy for me to suggest the unimaginable from the comfort and safety of America, but Israel is also the tip of the Western spear against the marauding hordes of Islam, and how Israel ultimately deals with this issue will decide the fate of the West.

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X]

posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

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