Comments on: That blissful detachment http://www.yourish.com/2006/05/29/1332 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: cond0010 http://www.yourish.com/2006/05/29/1332/comment-page-1#comment-9221 cond0010 Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:18 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/05/29/1332#comment-9221 Perhaps Chris and Jonathon are not in an Ivory tower, but lightly tethered in high earth orbit? http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/bong.htm Hmmm... well, the typos bit doesn't match these guys, but still.... Perhaps Chris and Jonathon are not in an Ivory tower, but lightly tethered in high earth orbit?

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/bong.htm

Hmmm… well, the typos bit doesn’t match these guys, but still….

]]> By: Cynic http://www.yourish.com/2006/05/29/1332/comment-page-1#comment-9205 Cynic Mon, 29 May 2006 15:44:58 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/05/29/1332#comment-9205 <blockquote>Israel will regret missing its chance to deal with the relative moderates of Hamas.</blockquote> Obviously the guy does not know anything about the topic he is attempting to write about. This overworked adjective 'moderate' is further exposed in a good post at Augean Stables: <a href="http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2006/05/29/alas-even-palestinian-moderates-play-zero-sum/" rel="nofollow">Alas, Even Palestinian “Moderates” Play Zero-Sum</a> <blockquote>... they project their malevolence on us) which produces the Politically correct paradigm (it’s our fault, if only we’re nice, they will reciprocate) on the one hand, and the sharp eye to detail revealing the irredentist attitudes that undergird a supposedly “moderate” position on the other. We Western liberals are so eager to believe, that, like Charlie Brown and the football, no matter how many times we are betrayed, and no matter what the cost of our misplaced trust, we can be convinced to “try again.”</blockquote>

Israel will regret missing its chance to deal with the relative moderates of Hamas.

Obviously the guy does not know anything about the topic he is attempting to write about.
This overworked adjective ‘moderate’ is further exposed in a good post at Augean Stables:
Alas, Even Palestinian “Moderates” Play Zero-Sum

… they project their malevolence on us) which produces the Politically correct paradigm (it’s our fault, if only we’re nice, they will reciprocate) on the one hand, and the sharp eye to detail revealing the irredentist attitudes that undergird a supposedly “moderate” position on the other. We Western liberals are so eager to believe, that, like Charlie Brown and the football, no matter how many times we are betrayed, and no matter what the cost of our misplaced trust, we can be convinced to “try again.”

]]> By: chsw http://www.yourish.com/2006/05/29/1332/comment-page-1#comment-9204 chsw Mon, 29 May 2006 15:25:26 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/05/29/1332#comment-9204 One aspect which the article, and surprisingly, your commentary missed is that the Israelis are not shelling densely inhabited areas such as Gaza, the city. The Israelis are shelling lightly populated areas that are being used as lauching points. Hence, when the article says "Gazans are living with round-the-clock artillery shelling," there are very few of them in the areas actually being shelled. IMHO, it would be far more effective for the Israelis to retaliate by shelling Gaza - the city, not Gaza, the strip. chsw One aspect which the article, and surprisingly, your commentary missed is that the Israelis are not shelling densely inhabited areas such as Gaza, the city. The Israelis are shelling lightly populated areas that are being used as lauching points. Hence, when the article says “Gazans are living with round-the-clock artillery shelling,” there are very few of them in the areas actually being shelled.

IMHO, it would be far more effective for the Israelis to retaliate by shelling Gaza – the city, not Gaza, the strip.

chsw

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