Say it ain’t so. Bush calls for peace. Bush the peacemonger. This is the same man who didn’t want to go back to the “status quo ante”. They wanted Hellbolah neutralized. Collateral damage didn’t matter. So, what happened? The deaths of UN observers? The deaths of 100’s of women and children? The cry from both Israeli and Lebonese innocents?
I’m not sure that Israel’s goal is achievable. I do not believe that it is possible to kill or capture all members of Hezbollah. I’m not even sure if it is possible to find every single rocket. This is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Winning the hearts and minds of the people should be the goal. Displacing tens of thousands does not help that goal. Great article in The Nation – There will be no “destruction” of Hezbollah, and no “uprooting” of its infrastructure or that of Hamas, whatever the results of Israel’s siege of Gaza and its merciless attacks
Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.
