Muammar Gaddafi says that palestinians should seize this opportunity to create a revolt in Israel like those we're seeing across the Arab world. And while I don't think he'll get his wish, it's hard to fault his logic. It's often been said that Israel really only exists because of it's great and powerful ally the United States. But when in recent history has the US been led by a weaker, more feminine leader? Barak Obama aggressively defending Israel? Honestly, I have trouble imagining it.
Obama is most closely modeled after America's former 'anti-Semite' in Chief, Jimmy Carter - long known for his hatred of 'The Zionist Menace'. If Obama feels the same way, he at least hasn't been so overt about it. But he definitely comes from the school of thought that claims we only have enemies in the world because we project strength, and if we would quit antagonizing them by being visibly able to defend ourselves, all our enemies will magically come to love us.
Frankly this is stupidity on stilts, but it does accurately describe the view of our academic elite. Peace through unconditional surrender has been their motto since Vietnam, and Obama is just their latest creation.
In truth this is all probably moot anyway. There isn't going to be any popular uprising in Israel. the living standard there is about 500 years more advanced than in it's neighbor Arab nations, so there just isn't that much to get worked up about. But if there were - this would definitely be the right time strategically to go for it.
On a personal note, my daughter was invited to birthday party this weekend - the daughter of a good friend and sometime hunting buddy of mine. One of the other dad's was a Wall Street guy who spent a few minutes trying to convince me and my friend that "no one should be allowed to own 'assault rifles' or large capacity magazines". It was the same old thinly argued BS from a guy who readily admitted that he doesn't know the first thing about guns.
Those liberal arguments can never withstand even a modest amount of critical thinking, and I all but convinced him that he was wrong. The only thing that kept him from admitting it was his horribly frail liberal ego and the fact that there were spectators present. That was good enough for me, but like most arguments I remembered by best line only as I drove away. You see, he's Jewish - so what I should have reminded him was that the mob is going to come for him way before they come for me. And if he's so concerned about private citizens owning 'assault rifles', then I should have promised not to use mine to defend him and his family when they do.
It's a compelling line - I've used it before and it consistently produces utterly horrified looks on the faces of those who hear it. I swear these anti-gun Jews really must be suicidal.
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I tell my anti-gun Jewish friend that if there is time, I will show up on their front door with a couple of shotguns. But I live too far away if things get bad.
Sadly, he is an excellent shot, but is somehow unable to see the benefit of having some protection is his own home.
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