My political boggle for today...

[pyrephox]

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she found it "hard to understand what is going to be gained by having discussions with Hamas about peace when Hamas is in fact the impediment to peace."

Um. Y'know. Well. Just /possibly/, that whole 'talking' thing, it might, y'know, have an effect on them being an impediment to peace. I mean, hey, crazy idea when you've got nukes, I know, but give it a shot.

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[patpandahat.livejournal.com]

Because we should honestly be able to engage in international geopolitics at a level higher than "petulant child hits others and holds its breath until it gets what it wants". We didn't get a complicit puppet-Palestinian government, so now, to show them how much bigger we are, we're using a stick.

Why? Because we're not willing to haggle.

It's either Israel's sit-at-the-table offer, or nothing. And that's stupid. Because it clearly isn't working, but we're too damned stubborn to try something else. Why? Because they might not be at prices the U.S. or the Likudniks in Israel are willing to offer. And rather then say "well, maybe they should swallow their damned pride and negotiate for a better future," we're just stuck with the same 50-year long bullshit.

And I full-well disagree with that furtherance of bloodshed.

[cpip.livejournal.com]

Very good for your disagreement.