Comments on: Iranians pulling Hamas strings http://www.yourish.com/2009/01/12/6012 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:40:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Soccerdad http://www.yourish.com/2009/01/12/6012/comment-page-1#comment-35706 Soccerdad Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:02:04 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=6012#comment-35706 I think you misunderstand, Zakaria. I'm sure he's aware of the report in the JPost, but that's a "pro-Israel" or "neo-con" publication. So anything there - that contradicts the solemn and wise foreign policy experts like Zakaria or David Ignatius - is subjective and to be taken with a grain of salt. People like Zakaria are not burdened by such biases. They are all-knowing and sophisticated. They knew that Yasser Arafat was ready to make peace. They knew that when Israel withdrew from Lebanon, Hezbollah would lay down its arms or face international criticism. They knew that Hamas would moderate once it took on the responsibility of governing. (And they also knew that Hamas would rule wisely and benefit its constituents.) Zakaria and co. are not led about by slavishly pro-Israel neo-cons who put Israel's interests ahead America's. Their analyses are fact based and unsentimental. They know that as soon as Israel accedes to the Saudi peace plan all will be joyful and blissful in the Middle East. Given their track record, I'm sure you know it too. I think you misunderstand, Zakaria. I’m sure he’s aware of the report in the JPost, but that’s a “pro-Israel” or “neo-con” publication. So anything there – that contradicts the solemn and wise foreign policy experts like Zakaria or David Ignatius – is subjective and to be taken with a grain of salt.

People like Zakaria are not burdened by such biases. They are all-knowing and sophisticated. They knew that Yasser Arafat was ready to make peace. They knew that when Israel withdrew from Lebanon, Hezbollah would lay down its arms or face international criticism. They knew that Hamas would moderate once it took on the responsibility of governing. (And they also knew that Hamas would rule wisely and benefit its constituents.)

Zakaria and co. are not led about by slavishly pro-Israel neo-cons who put Israel’s interests ahead America’s. Their analyses are fact based and unsentimental.

They know that as soon as Israel accedes to the Saudi peace plan all will be joyful and blissful in the Middle East.

Given their track record, I’m sure you know it too.

]]> By: rdamurphy http://www.yourish.com/2009/01/12/6012/comment-page-1#comment-35702 rdamurphy Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:25:47 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=6012#comment-35702 Sort of makes you want to go back and re-think all of the mis-information the MSM published about the Iraq War, doesn't it? The whole "Bush lied about WMD's," and "Saddam wouldn't have worked with al Qaeda because he was secular," and "the Insurgency was "home-grown," and "we can't win..." etc... It amazes me how the MSM, and magazines like Newspeak, er, Newsweek, are so constantly wrong, and AP and Rueters are hopelessly biased, and everyone knows it, but they just never seem to lose their credibility... Robert Sort of makes you want to go back and re-think all of the mis-information the MSM published about the Iraq War, doesn’t it? The whole “Bush lied about WMD’s,” and “Saddam wouldn’t have worked with al Qaeda because he was secular,” and “the Insurgency was “home-grown,” and “we can’t win…” etc… It amazes me how the MSM, and magazines like Newspeak, er, Newsweek, are so constantly wrong, and AP and Rueters are hopelessly biased, and everyone knows it, but they just never seem to lose their credibility…

Robert

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