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They’ve got a great opportunity here to lead their people to safety and into the modern world. Rumsfield offers them the chance to do it:
“We are in a war of ideas, as well as a global war on terror,” Mr. Rumsfeld said during an interview at the Pentagon with editors and reporters of The Washington Times.“And the ideas are important, and they need to be marshaled, and they need to be communicated in ways that are persuasive to the listeners,” he said.
Mr. Rumsfeld said, “In many instances, we’re not the best messengers.
“The overwhelming majority of the people of all religions don’t believe in terrorism,” he said. “They don’t believe in running around killing innocent men, women and children. And we need more people standing up and saying that in the world, not just us.”
"Syria threatens to attack Golan settlers if Israel strikes again:"
Syria has threatened to attack Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights if Tel Aviv launches another assault on its territory. ...
"We have many cards that we have not played. Don’t forget there are many Israeli settlements in the Golan. I am not exaggerating but I am describing things as they might happen."
What is this, villain casting central? He might as well be twirling a mustache.
Israel goes after the terrorists who are killing Israeli civilians, and gets them, doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties.
And Syria’s official response? Syria may retaliate by killing more civilians, i.e. with terrorism.
Fred Alexander has an excellent letter in the LA TIMES on this subject.
The Palestinian terrorists’ strategy is to kill Israelis in hopes that Palestinian civilians will be killed in retaliation. Their strategy is to gain worldwide sympathy for the killing of innocent Palestinian bystanders by Israel. To ensure that Palestinian civilians are killed, the terrorists live, manufacture bombs and store ammunition in Palestinian cities. Israel has used great restraint in subduing terrorists, limiting Palestinian civilian casualties. The bombs used by Israel in counterattacks have limited collateral impact, while the terrorist bombs are made to cause maximum collateral damage. The “security partition” simply prevents suicide bombers from attacking Israeli civilians. This barrier will deprive terrorists of their strategy.
He’s got a point—the terrorists do hide among civilians. They don’t care if their own civilians get killed. It’s just more of their own sick disregard for human life. The question is, why do the civilians let them get away with it?
