Thursday February 10, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

Iran and the Syria are trying to upset the applecart.

Iran and Syria sponsor Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah is offering $100,000 to anyone volunteering to be blown to smithereens on a suicide bombing mission in Israel.
The thinking behind this lucrative offer is that a break in the ceasefire might force Israel to retaliate.

$100,000!!!! That is 4x's more than Saddam Hussein's highest offer at the peak of his sponsorship of terror.

And -- there are even rumors in intelligence circles that there is a Hezbollah contract out on the head of the new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

For certain parties in the region, conflict is the preferred status quo.
It is essential that we recognize and remember this.
For those thinkers, it is an all or nothing game.
Right now they cannot destroy Israel, so they wait - even in a status of war until they have the opportunity and capability.

Why is that so frightening?
Because it is the direct opposite of the position of real politik.
Realistic issues dictate moderation.
Israel is on the map, deal with it.