sounds like our conservative comrades agree with the obama administration which has assumed the traditional position on its knees in front of the israelis.
Gaza flotilla raid: Joe Biden asks 'So what's the big deal here?' | Richard Adams | World news | guardian.co.uk
i imagine that's discomfiting.
meanwhile, the rationale for the raid is not convincing to alot of israelis. for example, this edito from haaretz
Exit strategy: Lifting the Gaza blockade - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
makes the same case that alot of people are making in this thread.
the problem is the siege of gaza.
that should stop. it is not only barbaric in its consequences, but it's bad policy. stupid and self-defeating. it generates effects entirely opposed to israeli interests.
personally i support all pressure brought to bear on israel to end it.
meanwhile, much is being made of the fact that hamas won't allow delivery of the materials that were on the flotilla until all people who were taken into custody are released.
it is entirely possible to oppose the siege and not find hamas a swell bunch of guys.
but that requires nuance and nuance isn't a big action item for the whatever-israel-does-is-correct crowd.
why their existence as regional military superpower is on the line.
evil lurks around every corner threatening the regional military superpower.
sheesh.
bad policy. bad consequences. just bad.