Joan Thompson
Adrian Gibson would have Israel sanction its own demise.
The answer to the question "why Israel is allowed to bomb Palestinian ministries" is not difficult. Israel wants to get the killers before they get to kill Israelis.
Mr. Gibson accuses Israel of violating international laws and characterizes Hezbolla and Hamas as "provocative rogues". Tell that to the Israelis who have lost members of their famiies to the ambulant teen-age bombers sent to release their deadly cargoes among other young people - the more the merrier.
This blogger would not presume to advise America on "fairness", In love and war, this is a non-issue. War is close - perhaps closer now than the Crises in 1962 when the Russians, took up the Cuban invitation to try messing around with missiles in the Caribbean. Perhaps had America not acted decisively, we would all be speaking Russian.
And yes, if Mexico were to launch missiles into Texas you can count on the conversation being short and not sweet. America has already demonstrated how it responds to terroristd - 911
It is dificult to rationalize support for the terrorists in Palestine and Lebanon who have stated publicly their intention to drive Israelis into the sea. When they rid themselves of such notions, and stop lobbing missiles, it might be possible to talk.
Yes, sides are taken, the lines drawn. The "truth" is obscure in these cases. What is known is the moral principle of the right of everyone and every country to self defense.
