If Vladimir Zhirinovsky is correct, this thing will go nuclear.
The departed Russian politician (seen as a crackpot by the West) made stunningly accurate predictions throughout his political career.
I wonder if Bibi would have the chutzpah to use tactical nukes in Palestine or Lebanon. Given his rhetoric, the only way he could achieve his stated aims would be through the use of tactical nuclear weapons.
Ok, let's do exactly that. Let's shove it - right back into our own pockets! Let's stop all military and financial aid to Israel and Ukraine. Let's recall from the Middle East and Ukraine all our military and intel assistance back to home waters and borders. While we're at it, let's stop all NGO and other lobby contributions to campaigns. I'm so tired of our crazy, corrupt government at all levels and all political parties. Unfortunately, in our name, our government has already participated in the slaughter, so we have acquired a moral obligation to provide humanitarian aid and reparations. I'm ok with that as long as it's through third parties and closely monitored.
As I've said before, the Gaza and wider conflict can only end in one of two ways. Either one side completely wipes out the other in an act of brutal genocide, or the peoples there learn to live with each other peacefully on the same land, in which everyone's personal and legal rights are protected. It's a binary decision that can only be made by the parties on the land; we should stay out of it. If American Jews and Palestinians want to participate in the struggle, then go there and get involved, one way or another, but leave the rest of us out of this insanity.
Hoh says "The Israeli Lobby, primarily AIPAC, is saying it's going to spend a hundred million dollars to defeat House candidates this cycle who have argued for a ceasefire. This is a very hard reality of our political system."
I think we need a two-state solution right here in America, ha ha.
Boy we're never climbing out of this hole, are we?
When Hoh discusses the fact that the only people who have leverage over the US, or unparalleled leverage, is the Israeli lobby, painstakingly constructed over the years,
It puts me in mind of the popular assertion that "all wars are banker's wars." Bankers never go to war though, but bankers do profit from the opportunities presented by any war. Do bankers ever try to stop a war? Do they not have... leverage? Can the central banks tell Biden "no"? Are the people convening at Davos worried about the situation in the Middle East? Death or destruction, loss of life or livelihood? Economic impact? Or is economic activity so... fungible, and their experience of wealth so insulated from what happens to the workers? Layers and layers of insulation. Can some "people who have leverage" convene in Manhattan, or London?
According to Omer Bartov, a strong supporter of Israel and an astute observer of events since October 7, “In brief, Israel seems to have no political plan and a very hazardous military one. It can only blame itself – not least Netanyahu, but also the military leadership—for having arrived at this point.”
Israel's war policy is dooming it to destruction. I watched a film yesterday about the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943("Uprising"). How did the Jews get from there to here? Incredible.
Doug Macgregor compares Gaza to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944:
From August 1 to October 1, 1944, the Poles fought a terrific but hopeless battle for control of Warsaw against German tanks, artillery, flame-throwers, and automatic weapons. Polish fighters killed an estimated 26,000 German and allied – mostly Ukrainian – troops, but more than 200,000 Polish men, women, and children lost their lives in the fighting. SS, police, and combat engineer formations eventually razed the city to the ground. Yet when the 60-day campaign ended on October 1, 1944, the German Officers reported that the columns of surviving Polish men and women streaming out of Warsaw defiantly sang patriotic songs. The lesson from the Second World War is clear: Killing one’s way out of a problem rarely succeeds.
If Vladimir Zhirinovsky is correct, this thing will go nuclear.
The departed Russian politician (seen as a crackpot by the West) made stunningly accurate predictions throughout his political career.
I wonder if Bibi would have the chutzpah to use tactical nukes in Palestine or Lebanon. Given his rhetoric, the only way he could achieve his stated aims would be through the use of tactical nuclear weapons.
Can anyone recommend book (s) covering comprehensive history of Palestine?
Many thanks!!
Ok, let's do exactly that. Let's shove it - right back into our own pockets! Let's stop all military and financial aid to Israel and Ukraine. Let's recall from the Middle East and Ukraine all our military and intel assistance back to home waters and borders. While we're at it, let's stop all NGO and other lobby contributions to campaigns. I'm so tired of our crazy, corrupt government at all levels and all political parties. Unfortunately, in our name, our government has already participated in the slaughter, so we have acquired a moral obligation to provide humanitarian aid and reparations. I'm ok with that as long as it's through third parties and closely monitored.
As I've said before, the Gaza and wider conflict can only end in one of two ways. Either one side completely wipes out the other in an act of brutal genocide, or the peoples there learn to live with each other peacefully on the same land, in which everyone's personal and legal rights are protected. It's a binary decision that can only be made by the parties on the land; we should stay out of it. If American Jews and Palestinians want to participate in the struggle, then go there and get involved, one way or another, but leave the rest of us out of this insanity.
Hoh says "The Israeli Lobby, primarily AIPAC, is saying it's going to spend a hundred million dollars to defeat House candidates this cycle who have argued for a ceasefire. This is a very hard reality of our political system."
I think we need a two-state solution right here in America, ha ha.
Boy we're never climbing out of this hole, are we?
When Hoh discusses the fact that the only people who have leverage over the US, or unparalleled leverage, is the Israeli lobby, painstakingly constructed over the years,
It puts me in mind of the popular assertion that "all wars are banker's wars." Bankers never go to war though, but bankers do profit from the opportunities presented by any war. Do bankers ever try to stop a war? Do they not have... leverage? Can the central banks tell Biden "no"? Are the people convening at Davos worried about the situation in the Middle East? Death or destruction, loss of life or livelihood? Economic impact? Or is economic activity so... fungible, and their experience of wealth so insulated from what happens to the workers? Layers and layers of insulation. Can some "people who have leverage" convene in Manhattan, or London?
Doug Macgregor:
According to Omer Bartov, a strong supporter of Israel and an astute observer of events since October 7, “In brief, Israel seems to have no political plan and a very hazardous military one. It can only blame itself – not least Netanyahu, but also the military leadership—for having arrived at this point.”
Israel's war policy is dooming it to destruction. I watched a film yesterday about the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943("Uprising"). How did the Jews get from there to here? Incredible.
Doug Macgregor compares Gaza to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944:
From August 1 to October 1, 1944, the Poles fought a terrific but hopeless battle for control of Warsaw against German tanks, artillery, flame-throwers, and automatic weapons. Polish fighters killed an estimated 26,000 German and allied – mostly Ukrainian – troops, but more than 200,000 Polish men, women, and children lost their lives in the fighting. SS, police, and combat engineer formations eventually razed the city to the ground. Yet when the 60-day campaign ended on October 1, 1944, the German Officers reported that the columns of surviving Polish men and women streaming out of Warsaw defiantly sang patriotic songs. The lesson from the Second World War is clear: Killing one’s way out of a problem rarely succeeds.
I think we need to watch a film about the Zionist project in Palestine from 1917 to 1947 to get more data.
Backing genocide is sick.
US committing a tragic error by unconditionally abetting Israel’s bestial treatment of Palestinians. Not likely to end well.