tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690007031950797870.post2730191132160049490..comments2023-10-30T04:37:01.608-04:00Comments on Len'sLens: When you defend yourself, you don't hold backMind of Lenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111803628016891383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690007031950797870.post-73525906474511684842008-12-29T18:33:00.000-05:002008-12-29T18:33:00.000-05:00Living in one of the most hated countries in the w...Living in one of the most hated countries in the world is hard on a person's self-esteem. Israel's current military adventure is an attempt to lift the people's spirits; the whole thing is not unlike Russia pounding Georgia. It is indeed an embarrassing and horrific display, but not surprising given Israel is a nation of conscripts who have spent years training for war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690007031950797870.post-1169741752784113842008-12-29T16:33:00.000-05:002008-12-29T16:33:00.000-05:00Len, this article should have just been entitled "...Len, this article should have just been entitled "might makes right." If that is your moral position, then you don't need to feign interest in Palestinian lives. If that is not your position, then you have to ask the question, Under what circumstances is the death of an innocent person justified. Because like it or not, the corpses are not just Hamas militants/terrorists/fighters/whatever; they are prisoners, they are cops, they are children, they are adult non-combatants, they are janitors, and they are professors, and at least one was in fact an Israeli informant. <BR/><BR/>Another question your article raises: From whom do Gazans need to free themselves? And what means should they use to do it? Do you support Palestinians taking up arms against Hamas? How should they go about this? Should they take arms up against Israel, but not bomb civilians? Is it OK if they bomb Israeli army installations, under the assumption that most of the people in those installations are legitimate military targets? Or should they not be concerned with Israel? <BR/><BR/>Wait, don't answer yet!<BR/><BR/>Len, if you're interested in safety and freedom for Gazans, as you say you are, I would advise you to 1) Talk to Gazans, 2) listen to Gazans 3) Think about what you've heard, and then 4) Give advice, if it is still your want. <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, might makes right, we get it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690007031950797870.post-56572849820860355002008-12-29T12:26:00.000-05:002008-12-29T12:26:00.000-05:00The "university" that was bombed was a research la...The "university" that was bombed was a research lab for developing new weapons and explosives.<BR/>No hospitals have been bombed. Check your facts! <BR/>It is Hamas that is holding the Palestinians hostage to their violent agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com