Comments on: Never the “o” word https://www.yourish.com/2008/10/17/5471 Cutting straight to the point Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:49:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Michael Lonie https://www.yourish.com/2008/10/17/5471/comment-page-1#comment-33917 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:49:14 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5471#comment-33917 Looks like the Cedar Revolution has failed. If the Lebanese government had cooperated with Israel in 2006 maybe Lebanon could have maintained its liberty, by crushing Hizbollah. Too late now, unless Israel comes to their rescue by destroying Hizbollah and throwing the Syrians out for good. Not likely I think. Hatred of the Jews trumped national independence.

]]> By: Alex Bensky https://www.yourish.com/2008/10/17/5471/comment-page-1#comment-33882 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:13:05 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5471#comment-33882 Yes, Soccerdad, alas, Western bien-pensants will have to continue their constant protests regarding Syrian occupation of Lebanon. At virtually every leftist rally we will continue to see signs proclaiming “Syria Out of Lebanon” and “Syria=Nazis.” Commentators will have to remind us that the sole obstacle to peace in the Middle East is Syria’s occupation of Lebanon. Pro-Syrian organizations will be reminded constantly that while the interlocutor certainly supports Syria’s right to exist, suicide bombings of Syrian Ramadan feasts, schools, and discos are an understandable if not quite condonable result of people who feel hopeless and frustrated.

After all, if people feel hopeless and frustrated, what can they do except lash out in savagery? You can hardly blame the Tibetans for blowing up airplanes and bombing Chinese embassies.

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