http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArtPE.jhtml?itemNo=1011828&bl=2&contrassID=2
Something fishy between Israel and Georgia
Alarm signals: Saakashvili warns, Georgia in critical danger of being made the Lebanon of the Caucauses. Saakashvili characterizes the current war as sheer insanity.
...We can only shake our heads in astonishment at the destruction his provocation has caused, at the story of the decision to take these provocative steps, then, after thousands are dead, how the people in the middle, in the Capital, effectively had to surreneder.
The romantic attitude of the youthful, inexperienced Saakashvili has met with strong opposition from more reasonable elements during this trying time. He has shown to politicians throughout the world his obvious immaturity and irresponsiblity in managing this crisis.
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This pointless conflict in Georgia hardly can seem sensible to us. For example, we can consider how unlike this are our own dealings with Hamas, the satisfaction we feel when, in the war on terror, we can spare our people another round of violence. Ethics Professors warn us of moral gangrene and rot. And we smell the stench of criminal nationalism, in the behavior of this fellow, Saakashvili.
But, does complaining about it do any good? And if Georgia fails to learn from this experience, the stupidity of violating international law and causing chaos: then this young fool may once again shatter the world's peace with his violence. To deescalate conflicts, leaders must reconcile disturbances amongst themselves, they must embrace compromise, how can they jeopardize this process by losing control of themselves? It's like a game of chess. Why compare the situation to Lebanon? Would you compare it to a rock concert? Or a car accident in America?
E-mails and bloggers on the internet in France talk about the "Israeli connection". On an internet site on August 12 it was reported, that Israel forbid the translation of information and censored someone for daring to translate some comments. They described the actions in Georgia as disgusting and stupid.
...The reason for this problem with the Arabs and the Lebanese, is largely the mandate of 1939 with respect to Israel's enemies. The British were preparing to battle Germany. But why fight us? Lebanon was deemed Arab land, although it could have been allotted to Israel.
I'm not trying to make a fuss here. I've long accepted this limitation and am well aware of it in my heart, so what's the point of fighting with the Arabs about it, and to confuse readers and friends of the Arabs when we've given up our claims? It seems to me crying about spilled milk (such absurd demands) and the Arabs would simply dismiss them. We can learn from this example of evil: the ordinance is absurd, we can stick our heads in the sand, and try to wipe it away with a stroke of the pen. But will that satisfy the Arabs? God forbid we should do anything to offend the Arabs....
So many of our youth have been sacrificed to meet the criteria of the bureaucrats...
But something stinks here. It's as if Georgia were trying to imitate Israel in its President's fluent English.
Something fishy between Israel and Georgia
Alarm signals: Saakashvili warns, Georgia in critical danger of being made the Lebanon of the Caucauses. Saakashvili characterizes the current war as sheer insanity.
...We can only shake our heads in astonishment at the destruction his provocation has caused, at the story of the decision to take these provocative steps, then, after thousands are dead, how the people in the middle, in the Capital, effectively had to surreneder.
The romantic attitude of the youthful, inexperienced Saakashvili has met with strong opposition from more reasonable elements during this trying time. He has shown to politicians throughout the world his obvious immaturity and irresponsiblity in managing this crisis.
...
This pointless conflict in Georgia hardly can seem sensible to us. For example, we can consider how unlike this are our own dealings with Hamas, the satisfaction we feel when, in the war on terror, we can spare our people another round of violence. Ethics Professors warn us of moral gangrene and rot. And we smell the stench of criminal nationalism, in the behavior of this fellow, Saakashvili.
But, does complaining about it do any good? And if Georgia fails to learn from this experience, the stupidity of violating international law and causing chaos: then this young fool may once again shatter the world's peace with his violence. To deescalate conflicts, leaders must reconcile disturbances amongst themselves, they must embrace compromise, how can they jeopardize this process by losing control of themselves? It's like a game of chess. Why compare the situation to Lebanon? Would you compare it to a rock concert? Or a car accident in America?
E-mails and bloggers on the internet in France talk about the "Israeli connection". On an internet site on August 12 it was reported, that Israel forbid the translation of information and censored someone for daring to translate some comments. They described the actions in Georgia as disgusting and stupid.
...The reason for this problem with the Arabs and the Lebanese, is largely the mandate of 1939 with respect to Israel's enemies. The British were preparing to battle Germany. But why fight us? Lebanon was deemed Arab land, although it could have been allotted to Israel.
I'm not trying to make a fuss here. I've long accepted this limitation and am well aware of it in my heart, so what's the point of fighting with the Arabs about it, and to confuse readers and friends of the Arabs when we've given up our claims? It seems to me crying about spilled milk (such absurd demands) and the Arabs would simply dismiss them. We can learn from this example of evil: the ordinance is absurd, we can stick our heads in the sand, and try to wipe it away with a stroke of the pen. But will that satisfy the Arabs? God forbid we should do anything to offend the Arabs....
So many of our youth have been sacrificed to meet the criteria of the bureaucrats...
But something stinks here. It's as if Georgia were trying to imitate Israel in its President's fluent English.
posted by Jerry Kraus at 8:43 AM
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