Maximum terror/minimum damage has its advantages (for Hamas)
Reader comment on item: Have Israelis Finally Learned the Strategic Value of Territory?
in response to reader comment: Disproportionality of Israeli Response ?

Submitted by MelM (United States), Jan 5, 2009 at 17:37

"Factually the Hamas rocket campaign did not cause extensive damage, with minimal loss of lives to Israel......"

Hmmm. It seems to me that maximum terror with minimum loss of life would have a certain advantage for Hamas. After all, If most ot the rockets were killing people, the Israeli government would have to take uncompromising steps to crush Hamas. Even now, the disgusting media and politicians can get away with their sappy denial of Israel's right to self defense--without regard to civilian casualties--only because the rockets arn't killing many Israelis.

I add that the condemnation of Israel going on in the press and among world leaders is the most outageous moral inversion I can remember. And I also note that these monsters apply the same point of view to the U.S.

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