[lbo-talk] What is Israel's Objective?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Jul 13 19:46:49 PDT 2006


On Jul 13, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Chuck Grimes wrote:


> I have
> no idea what Israel wants, probably nothing, just punishing Hamas and
> Hezbollah from different angle.

The loons at the Ayn Rand Institute write:


> Dear Editor:
>
> What will it take for Israel to go to war? How many more Israelis
> will have to be murdered, kidnapped, or maimed?
>
> Israel says the killing and kidnapping of Israelis by Islamic
> terror groups Hezbollah and Hamas are acts of war. But is Israel
> prepared to wage a real war in self-defense?
>
> Hezbollah and Hamas have been launching attacks against Israelis
> for decades--yet Israel has not used its military capability to
> inflict massive destruction on these groups and obliterate the
> terrorist states that harbor and sponsor them.
>
> It is long past time for Israel to wage a real war against these
> terrorist groups and states. And it is long past time for the
> United States to join Israel in waging this war.
>
> David Holcberg
> Ayn Rand Institute
> Irvine, CA
> 2121 Alton Parkway #250
> (949) 222-6550 ext.226
>
>



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