3 responses to “From Oct 14 – One Week After The Hamas Attack. How Were My Predictions?”
It’s too early to tell, but in many respects you were, unfortunately, very right about the problems that this “war” would entail.
Israel has not finished “destroying infrastructure” in Gaza, so we don’t know what’s going to happen when the destruction is finished at some point. But in terms of stopping terrorists from ever attacking Israel, or anyone perceived to be Israel’s allies, my prediction is that it will have the opposite effect. The number of terrorist attacks and other such threats will increase.
Peace, I believe, is only possible when a majority on each side is ready to try peaceful solutions and give something to each other. Not when a majority of people – men, women and children – have been killed on one side by the other, so one side can take as much as they want from the other.
I know I’m sitting in my cozy armchair up here in the cold North but that’s where I sit. And you asked, so … 🙂
“Too early to tell” reminds me of the old Chinese philosopher who was asked a few years ago what he thought the effect was of the Napoleonic Wars on Europe. He paused for a long time. Then – “too early to tell”, he said.
Well, it was the Chinese premier about the French Revolution, but never mind. I think what matters was that he wasn’t asked in 1812 to weigh in on whether or not not it was morally and security-wise the best idea to invade Russia. I wonder what he would have answered …
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3 responses to “From Oct 14 – One Week After The Hamas Attack. How Were My Predictions?”
It’s too early to tell, but in many respects you were, unfortunately, very right about the problems that this “war” would entail.
Israel has not finished “destroying infrastructure” in Gaza, so we don’t know what’s going to happen when the destruction is finished at some point. But in terms of stopping terrorists from ever attacking Israel, or anyone perceived to be Israel’s allies, my prediction is that it will have the opposite effect. The number of terrorist attacks and other such threats will increase.
Peace, I believe, is only possible when a majority on each side is ready to try peaceful solutions and give something to each other. Not when a majority of people – men, women and children – have been killed on one side by the other, so one side can take as much as they want from the other.
I know I’m sitting in my cozy armchair up here in the cold North but that’s where I sit. And you asked, so … 🙂
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“Too early to tell” reminds me of the old Chinese philosopher who was asked a few years ago what he thought the effect was of the Napoleonic Wars on Europe. He paused for a long time. Then – “too early to tell”, he said.
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Well, it was the Chinese premier about the French Revolution, but never mind. I think what matters was that he wasn’t asked in 1812 to weigh in on whether or not not it was morally and security-wise the best idea to invade Russia. I wonder what he would have answered …
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