Sunday, July 31, 2005
Gordon Liddy in Gaza
According to Gordon Liddy, "The disengagement (of Israel from Gaza) will encourage the Arab terrorists. They will say: `Look, we'll kill some more Jews, we'll send some more rockets and they'll fold.' We, the Americans, made mistakes like that in Lebanon. After the terrorists blew up the Marine base near Beirut, we withdrew. And we repeated the mistake in Somalia. Retreats from terrorists encourage terror."
Even so, leaving Gaza to the rule of its majority is the right thing to do.
Elsewhere:
Michael Barone 's short history of liberal media bias
Deb Saunders on Cherie Blair:
"Three years ago, the (British) P.M.'s wife, a human-rights lawyer, outraged many when she gave this dubious justification for Palestinian suicide bombers:
"As long as young people feel they have no hope but to blow themselves up, you are never going to make progress."
Mrs. B. ... last week ... warned against responding to "terror in a way which undermines commitment to our most deeply held values and convictions, and which cheapens our right to call ourselves a civilized nation."
You hear it in America, too: If we curb civil liberties, the terrorists win.
It's a mindless mantra. First, the terrorists don't want tougher laws. They want loose laws. And when government fails to pass laws that make it easier to stop and prosecute them, the terrorists win.
Cherie Blair better change.
Greg Sheridan (The "Australian"): Howard on the world stage
