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OUR TIME. SERVED UP WITH ACERBIC WIT, YOU
SHOULD FIND IT QUITE SATISFYING.
Hezbollah declares victory, clueless inhabitants
celebrate amidst the ruins
As should come as no surprise to anyone, Hassan Nasrallah,
head honcho of Hezbollah, has declared himself and his band
of Jew-hating terrorists the victors in their unprovoked war
against Israel. It seems ironic, then, if not actually
paradoxical, that the leader of the victors of the glorious
struggle is still unable to show his face in public for fear of
being kidnapped or killed by those who, according to him, were
so historically and ignobly defeated.
But such is the nature of things in this volatile and logic-
challenged region of the world. Another good example of the
seemingly contradictory nature of things over there can be seen
in the following excerpt from an article that appeared in the
Gulf Times in Qatar:
BEIRUT: His home and business had been flattened, but
Hilal Hashem said it didn't matter as he surveyed the
devastation wreaked by Israeli air raids on his suburb. "We'll
come back and rebuild. All this destruction is a sign of
victory," he said.
You have to be fascinated -- as well as appalled, horrified and
disheartened -- by the circular logic so often used in the Middle
East. The terrorist group Hezbollah claims that its main
purpose -- other than the ultimate and long hoped for
destruction of Israel -- is to provide resistance against Israeli
aggression into Lebanon. But as anyone with a brain knows,
the only reason Israel would ever set foot in Lebanon would be
because it was either attacked or threatened by terrorists
hiding out on Lebanese soil.
So along comes Hezbollah on July 12 and starts a senseless,
unprovoked war with Israel. During the course of that month
or so of war, southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut are
devastated. The war finally ends through a UN cease-fire
arrangement that calls for the disarming of Hezbollah
(however absurd that may be).
Hezbollah quickly declares victory over the "Zionist
aggressors" and thousands of inhabitants of southern Lebanon
return to the rubble of their homes and villages and declare
their undying love and admiration for the terrorist entity.
"Thank you, Hezbollah, for standing up to the Zionist
aggressors," many of them say.
Only the Zionists weren't the aggressors, Hezbollah was.
Therefore, thanking Hezbollah is an example of the kind of jaw-
dropping stupidity that defies human comprehension -- or at
least the comprehension of humans who reside outside the
Middle East -- but is rampant throughout that basket case
region.
The admirers of Hezbollah have, in effect, thanked the
terrorists for getting their country wrecked for them. If not for
Hezbollah, there would have been no war, no "Zionist
aggression," no destruction in the first place. There would
have only been people going about the daily business of their
lives without threat from outside. Hezbollah brought senseless
destruction upon the people of Lebanon and they're being
thanked for it.
"All this destruction is a sign of victory," said Hashem in the
Gulf Times. "It shows they could not succeed militarily, so they
resorted to hitting civilians."
Succeed at what militarily, Hashem? If your beloved
Hezbollah hadn't started the fight, there would have been no
military objectives for Israel to try and succeed at. And how
could Israel not hit civilians when your beloved Hezbollah
deliberately hides among them, totally unconcerned about how
many are killed or ruined?
Make no mistake. Israel could destroy Hezbollah if it cared
nothing about civilian casualties. But it does care, and
Hezbollah knows it and takes full advantage of that fact. The
terrorists understand that while Israel may be willing to inflict
a certain level of civilian casualties after having been attacked,
it can stomach only so much, beyond which it will be
extraordinarily reluctant to exceed.
In other words, the terrorists, who themselves target civilians
as a matter of course, assume Israel’s moral decency in that
regard. If Hezbollah has won this conflict as it claims, it did so
through its own moral depravity by taking advantage of Israel's
moral superiority, as well as through the callous use of clueless
Lebanese civilians as cannon fodder.
Given all that, thanking Hezbollah is one of the most
monumental acts of stupidity that could ever be committed by
sentient, upright-walking human beings. And it's infuriatingly
frustrating for the rational among us to have to listen to. But
the celebrations of victory by the mentally and morally
challenged will likely continue amidst the ruins that were
caused by Hezbollah.
No worries, Hezbollah has promised to help rebuild
everything that was destroyed. Of course, without Hezbollah
nothing would have been destroyed in the first place, but that’s
beside the point. The important thing is they stood up to the
Jews. Of course, again, without Hezbollah’s reckless actions,
there would have been no need to stand up to the Jews, but
again, that’s beside the point. The important thing is . . . Well,
you get the idea.
And what about the next war that Hezbollah will inevitably
cause? Given what many are now calling a victory, they should
pray to Allah they don’t have to see what defeat looks like.
celebrate amidst the ruins
As should come as no surprise to anyone, Hassan Nasrallah,
head honcho of Hezbollah, has declared himself and his band
of Jew-hating terrorists the victors in their unprovoked war
against Israel. It seems ironic, then, if not actually
paradoxical, that the leader of the victors of the glorious
struggle is still unable to show his face in public for fear of
being kidnapped or killed by those who, according to him, were
so historically and ignobly defeated.
But such is the nature of things in this volatile and logic-
challenged region of the world. Another good example of the
seemingly contradictory nature of things over there can be seen
in the following excerpt from an article that appeared in the
Gulf Times in Qatar:
BEIRUT: His home and business had been flattened, but
Hilal Hashem said it didn't matter as he surveyed the
devastation wreaked by Israeli air raids on his suburb. "We'll
come back and rebuild. All this destruction is a sign of
victory," he said.
You have to be fascinated -- as well as appalled, horrified and
disheartened -- by the circular logic so often used in the Middle
East. The terrorist group Hezbollah claims that its main
purpose -- other than the ultimate and long hoped for
destruction of Israel -- is to provide resistance against Israeli
aggression into Lebanon. But as anyone with a brain knows,
the only reason Israel would ever set foot in Lebanon would be
because it was either attacked or threatened by terrorists
hiding out on Lebanese soil.
So along comes Hezbollah on July 12 and starts a senseless,
unprovoked war with Israel. During the course of that month
or so of war, southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut are
devastated. The war finally ends through a UN cease-fire
arrangement that calls for the disarming of Hezbollah
(however absurd that may be).
Hezbollah quickly declares victory over the "Zionist
aggressors" and thousands of inhabitants of southern Lebanon
return to the rubble of their homes and villages and declare
their undying love and admiration for the terrorist entity.
"Thank you, Hezbollah, for standing up to the Zionist
aggressors," many of them say.
Only the Zionists weren't the aggressors, Hezbollah was.
Therefore, thanking Hezbollah is an example of the kind of jaw-
dropping stupidity that defies human comprehension -- or at
least the comprehension of humans who reside outside the
Middle East -- but is rampant throughout that basket case
region.
The admirers of Hezbollah have, in effect, thanked the
terrorists for getting their country wrecked for them. If not for
Hezbollah, there would have been no war, no "Zionist
aggression," no destruction in the first place. There would
have only been people going about the daily business of their
lives without threat from outside. Hezbollah brought senseless
destruction upon the people of Lebanon and they're being
thanked for it.
"All this destruction is a sign of victory," said Hashem in the
Gulf Times. "It shows they could not succeed militarily, so they
resorted to hitting civilians."
Succeed at what militarily, Hashem? If your beloved
Hezbollah hadn't started the fight, there would have been no
military objectives for Israel to try and succeed at. And how
could Israel not hit civilians when your beloved Hezbollah
deliberately hides among them, totally unconcerned about how
many are killed or ruined?
Make no mistake. Israel could destroy Hezbollah if it cared
nothing about civilian casualties. But it does care, and
Hezbollah knows it and takes full advantage of that fact. The
terrorists understand that while Israel may be willing to inflict
a certain level of civilian casualties after having been attacked,
it can stomach only so much, beyond which it will be
extraordinarily reluctant to exceed.
In other words, the terrorists, who themselves target civilians
as a matter of course, assume Israel’s moral decency in that
regard. If Hezbollah has won this conflict as it claims, it did so
through its own moral depravity by taking advantage of Israel's
moral superiority, as well as through the callous use of clueless
Lebanese civilians as cannon fodder.
Given all that, thanking Hezbollah is one of the most
monumental acts of stupidity that could ever be committed by
sentient, upright-walking human beings. And it's infuriatingly
frustrating for the rational among us to have to listen to. But
the celebrations of victory by the mentally and morally
challenged will likely continue amidst the ruins that were
caused by Hezbollah.
No worries, Hezbollah has promised to help rebuild
everything that was destroyed. Of course, without Hezbollah
nothing would have been destroyed in the first place, but that’s
beside the point. The important thing is they stood up to the
Jews. Of course, again, without Hezbollah’s reckless actions,
there would have been no need to stand up to the Jews, but
again, that’s beside the point. The important thing is . . . Well,
you get the idea.
And what about the next war that Hezbollah will inevitably
cause? Given what many are now calling a victory, they should
pray to Allah they don’t have to see what defeat looks like.