I’m serious. I’d like somebody to try to explain and I’ll remain civil if you make a serious attempt. As Professor Alan Dershowitz explains, there are basically three positions: Hamas and Iran see the terrorist attacks as legit, and Israel’s response as war crimes. Russia, the U.N., Europe etc. see a “moral equivalence” between deliberate attacks on civilians and counter-attacks to stop those attacks. And some place the blame squarely on Israel. (1)
What would America do? Let’s say that terrorists took over an island in the Bahamas and lobbed missiles at Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. But the missiles were lobbed from heavily populated areas. Would America strike back and obliterate those missile launch cites? You betcha. Continue reading →