Comments on: The battle for Gaza: A history http://www.yourish.com/2009/01/03/5907 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Gary Rosen http://www.yourish.com/2009/01/03/5907/comment-page-1#comment-35257 Gary Rosen Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:37:42 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5907#comment-35257 Meryl, I agree with you about Glick. Of course I'm not calling for censorship or saying that people should be refrain from being critical. But ata certain point I feel you are playing into the enemy's hands. In all "asymmetrical" warfare, going back at least as far as Vietnam, the opponents of the US or Israel have never really won on the battlefield because the US or Israel has always had military superiority. The opponents win primarily by playing the media. Glick, by crying "lost" so prematurely is playing their game even if she doesn't realize it. Meryl, I agree with you about Glick. Of course I’m not calling for censorship or saying that people should be refrain from being critical. But ata certain point I feel you are playing into the enemy’s hands.

In all “asymmetrical” warfare, going back at least as far as Vietnam, the opponents of the US or Israel have never really won on the battlefield because the US or Israel has always had military superiority. The opponents win primarily by playing the media. Glick, by crying “lost” so prematurely is playing their game even if she doesn’t realize it.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2009/01/03/5907/comment-page-1#comment-35254 Meryl Yourish Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:38:01 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5907#comment-35254 I stopped reading Glick ages ago. She's over the top and far too pessimistic for me. Obama can't pull the plug. He's not president. Did you hear Bush's radio address? He calls Hamas a terrorist group and lays all the blame on them. Israel has a window here, just as they had in Lebanon. This time, they won't blow it. (cross fingers) I stopped reading Glick ages ago. She’s over the top and far too pessimistic for me.

Obama can’t pull the plug. He’s not president. Did you hear Bush’s radio address? He calls Hamas a terrorist group and lays all the blame on them. Israel has a window here, just as they had in Lebanon. This time, they won’t blow it.

(cross fingers)

]]> By: lil mamzer http://www.yourish.com/2009/01/03/5907/comment-page-1#comment-35253 lil mamzer Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:33:49 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5907#comment-35253 I really worry that Olmert and his crew will leave Hamas intact enough to rearm and regroup not unlike Hezbollah has. Caroline Glick isn't helping allay my fears: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=2&cid=1230733137803&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull I'm getting a bad feeling that the longer the IDF waits, the greater the chances Obama will pull the plug and force Israel to stand down. I really worry that Olmert and his crew will leave Hamas intact enough to rearm and regroup not unlike Hezbollah has.

Caroline Glick isn’t helping allay my fears:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=2&cid=1230733137803&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

I’m getting a bad feeling that the longer the IDF waits, the greater the chances Obama will pull the plug and force Israel to stand down.

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