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Originally posted by taxwonk
You know, it really isn't impossible to support Israel and still acknowledge that they are a ruthlessly violent nation willing to pound the shit out of anyone who threatens their existence. In fact, given what they're up against in the Middle East, one can even admire them for it.
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This is pretty much what I do believe. Though calling Israel "ruthless" is somewhat laughable. The country is exercising about 5% of the destructive power that it has. You see any Palestinian factions exercising similar restraint? And the only reason that Syria is exercising that level of restraint is because, historically, things have not turned out so well when Arab states that have failed to exercise such restraint.
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But treating Israel as the weak puppy in the fight is a bit absurd, don'cha think?
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I don't, and if you would actually read what I am writing rather than simply lumping it with your notion of what "pro-Israel people" are saying, you would have to admit that to yourself. Israel is clearly the only significant military power in the immediate region.
Now, ask yourself: If the balance of military power between Israel and Syria, or Israel and Hezbollah/Hamas/Islamic Jihad were reversed, what would happen? Would it be more or less violent than what we are seeing now? More or fewer dead civilians? Bombs on an empty airport runway, or missles launched into downtown Tel Aviv at rush hour?
