Peter Voskamp writes:
Stumbled upon Terry Gross and Fresh Air last night. Bizarre listening to Ethan Bronner and Gross sort of contort themselves to lay the blame, ultimately, at Hamas'
feet. Bronner offers some "horse race" analysis about the why and
wherefore (Israel had to do this in part to restore confidence in the
military after the 2006 Lebanon incursion; Hamas provoked Israel only
because they saw how Hezbollah
upped its profile by doing so in 2006). He goes on to admit that the
Hamas rockets kill maybe one person a year, but, dammit, the U.N.
doesn't enforce resolutions to keep Iran
from meddling. The end of the interview, in particular, was odd.
Bronner basically acknowledges that if one were to create a "pain
index"– there's no question that the Palestinians are much worse off,
"But that's not what we're talking about here…" Any atrocities
mentioned were only those committed by Hamas.
It almost sounds as if
Bronner knows in his heart of hearts that the Israeli response was
morally indefensible, but has his reflexive, knee-jerk hiccup back to
the party line–
feet. Bronner offers some "horse race" analysis about the why and
wherefore (Israel had to do this in part to restore confidence in the
military after the 2006 Lebanon incursion; Hamas provoked Israel only
because they saw how Hezbollah
upped its profile by doing so in 2006). He goes on to admit that the
Hamas rockets kill maybe one person a year, but, dammit, the U.N.
doesn't enforce resolutions to keep Iran
from meddling. The end of the interview, in particular, was odd.
Bronner basically acknowledges that if one were to create a "pain
index"– there's no question that the Palestinians are much worse off,
"But that's not what we're talking about here…" Any atrocities
mentioned were only those committed by Hamas.
It almost sounds as if
Bronner knows in his heart of hearts that the Israeli response was
morally indefensible, but has his reflexive, knee-jerk hiccup back to
the party line–
Then Gross sounded nervous speaking to Jimmy Carter.
