To be totally honest, I have lost all patience with both Hamas/Hezbollah and the Netanyahu government at this point, both of which are extremists. They are all being manipulated by Iran playing on their antagonisms with each other and missing the goal that Iran has to eliminate both and cement Iranian hegemony in the area. Iran has warned the West about interfering here, as has the West warned Iran, except Iran already has interfered by bankrolling and equipping Hamas for their attack which they knew would promote a disproportionate response from the Netanyahu government. I think NeoconMan’s comment a week ago is the most applicable when he said he doesn’t pick sides in a fight between mad dogs. I support both the Palestinians and the Israelis who want to build states with mutual respect and at peace with each other.
To be totally honest, I have lost all patience with both Hamas/Hezbollah and the Netanyahu government at this point, both of which are extremists. They are all being manipulated by Iran playing on their antagonisms with each other and missing the goal that Iran has to eliminate both and cement Iranian hegemony in the area. Iran has warned the West about interfering here, as has the West warned Iran, except Iran already has interfered by bankrolling and equipping Hamas for their attack which they knew would promote a disproportionate response from the Netanyahu government. I think NeoconMan’s comment a week ago is the most applicable when he said he doesn’t pick sides in a fight between mad dogs. I support both the Palestinians and the Israelis who want to build states with mutual respect and at peace with each other.