1967 - Israel's Wasted Victory

[AdmiralAdama]

as an American Arabist and geo-political realist one can't take sides even if one likes Israel, you gotta look for a solution for the 9 million Palestinians. Its only fair and it could solve numerous regional and global political problems for all of us..

I certainly believe that one should "take sides" when faced with a fellow democracy trying to survive against the same forces that are threatening us. Islamist supremacism and Jihadism are the forces arrayed against Israel and America. Although Israel's position is different than the United States, we are still facing the same names -- Al Queda, Syria/Iranian sponsored proxy forces, etc. To "not take sides" is not only out of step with American commitment to democracies under assault from dictatorships, but will also damage our credibility and position in the Longer War. Remember that Israel is according to Iranian cant the Little Satan -- we are the Great Satan.

And this cult of "solutionism" is extremely dangerous. There is no "solution" right now, and certainly not in more ceding of land to Jihadist/anarchist forces. The "Palestinians" have made it clear over and over that they don't want a state. This type of "solutionism" is what gave Sudetenland to the Germans -- it's mistaking the grievance for the cause, which is an ideology of Islamist supremacism and Jihadism.

Would you also support not "taking sides" between the Brits and the Germans in the 40s? Or not "taking sides" between China and Taiwan? What exactly is America for if it is not "taking sides" between liberty and the dark forces?