The wages of disengaging from reality

Caroline Glick writes at Jewish World Review:

If Israel capitulates and so strengthens the powers who oppose it in the US and throughout the West, it will similarly contribute to the political defeat of the political forces that call for the jihad to be defeated. So in a very profound sense, as goes Kiryat Shemona, so go Washington and London.

Today Israel is gripped by dread. There is not a household in the country that is not directly impacted by this war. All of us have family and friends in the North and in the IDF. All of us are concerned about the future of our country.

It would be nice to think that there is some shortcut that we could take to secure our country and our freedom on the cheap. It is the natural tendency of men like Olmert to look for such a shortcut.

But there are no shortcuts in this war, this existential war that in many respects we brought on ourselves by attempting to disengage from the reality of our surroundings.

Ben writes:

Israel is in for very hard times now. I cant believe this. This after all the tough talk I’ve been hearing over the past couple of weeks from people like Prager.

I really feel bad about this. I feel bad for Israel. They could have won this but their liberalism is destroying them. I also can’t believe George Bush signed an agreement with a terrorist group. This is unbelievable to me what we are seeing. This is the ultimate fruits of liberalism.

I’m sure the Middle Eastern world tomorrow will be dancing in the streets at their clear victory. They beat the powerful undefeatable Israeli army.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at August 11, 2006 10:25 PM | Send