I wholeheartedly support Israel in its current war with Hezbollah. Mind you, I
did not and
do not support Iraq war in any shape, form or currency. Nor I lag behind any liberal in my utter contempt and fear of this monstrosity called Bush administration but in this particular instance I support Israel. I support Israel because in this case, Israel's very existence is at stake and the provocation came directly from Hezbollah who
crossed the internation border to capture and kill Israeli soldiers.
Now, hate me for being a bigot/naive but I also think that even if Israel gives up the entire West Bank
and gives up Sheeba Farms
and cedes control of Jerusalem, Hezbollah & Iran & Hamas would
still try to obliterate Israel. This is not politics as happened between rational, secular nations but events directly coming out hundreds of years of deeply held religious indoctrination. (If you give me enough supportive evidence to think otherwise, I would reconsider my position but
not before that. I have seen these rabid mullahs giving sermons to masses and they are not exactly Jesus material.)
And as a L*iberal who is commited to freedom of speech, sexual practice and religion *everywhere (whether or not Bush supports that regime or not is not a factor in that equation) I would rather choose to live in a democratic, liberal society such as Israel's than to live in world shaped by Hamas or Iran.
And I know Israel is still brutally occupying Palestine, kills a number of innocent civilians, flouts pretty much all UN resolutions etc..But in this war with Hezbollah, I want Israel to win decisively by significantly degrading Hezbollah's military capacity (politically Hezbollah can't be destroyed nor it is desired) or create an international buffer zone between Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon for further security.
I want Israel to destroy Hezbollah's capacity to destroy its neighbour. Period. If they can live together in peace, side by side, that would be the best possible world. But if they can't, I would rather want Israel than Hezbollah. And though I hate Bush and Cheney with all my intestine, I hate& fear Hamas+Iran+Hezbollah and this whole radical Islamic theocracy even more. Because Western system is better even in this time of Bush, even for Muslims.