tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post2653220725574428089..comments2023-12-24T06:13:49.857-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Closet Republican: While Israel Mourns, Palestinians And Lebanese Celebrate: Regev, Goldwasser and Kuntar And The Dangerous Precedent of Prisoner SwapsIncognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-10634572056124734982008-07-22T14:41:00.000-04:002008-07-22T14:41:00.000-04:00KAREN: I look at most of the stories in the paper...KAREN: I look at most of the stories in the paper and it makes my stomach hurt. Why did they have to kill them?!!<BR/><BR/>Z: I wonder too, Z.. but perhaps they still harboured some hope that their guys were still alive.Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-81878753465207483032008-07-21T11:09:00.000-04:002008-07-21T11:09:00.000-04:00karen, were I his widow, I'd be kicking Olmert.I w...karen, were I his widow, I'd be kicking Olmert.<BR/>I wonder what her poor dead husband would have thought of this?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-38667342220111802872008-07-21T10:41:00.000-04:002008-07-21T10:41:00.000-04:00Like Danny, I couldn't believe it either. It made...Like Danny, I couldn't believe it either. It made my stomach hurt. Such a sad story. I saw a photo in the paper of the Israeli soldier's widow hugging Olmert. She breaks my heart.Karen Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692791436106987353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-88267878131533092672008-07-20T22:51:00.000-04:002008-07-20T22:51:00.000-04:00NIKKI: I do understand their desire to have the b...NIKKI: I do understand their desire to have the bodies back, and I'm sure they were hoping for them to still be alive, but terrorists being released is not worth it.<BR/><BR/>DANNY: It is insane, and it's just going to get worse. sadly.<BR/><BR/>WOMAN: Yeah, i do, darlin. will head on over there soon.Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-23717123398048884292008-07-20T17:53:00.000-04:002008-07-20T17:53:00.000-04:00You know how I feel bout this hun..sigh..I wrote a...You know how I feel bout this hun..sigh..I wrote another post..took me 6 hours!WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-73984185965034069612008-07-20T00:34:00.000-04:002008-07-20T00:34:00.000-04:00When I first heard about this I didn't believe it....When I first heard about this I didn't believe it. This is insane.Danny Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006024707303951009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-82912062143165932202008-07-19T01:19:00.000-04:002008-07-19T01:19:00.000-04:00I suppose if I were the family I would want my chi...I suppose if I were the family I would want my child, but on the other hand thugs getting released...I don't think so. Its too messed up to even think about. :)NNikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506161645223765063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-28344739072011559902008-07-18T18:29:00.000-04:002008-07-18T18:29:00.000-04:00PAT J: No.. he does look like evil personified.. ...PAT J: No.. he does look like evil personified.. and he's had 29 years, plus an education to hone his hatred. He will be out with a vengeance. That has always been our problem, thinking we can win over our enemies, and fighting PC wars, which Israel has started to do. A rabid dog will not become your pet, it will turn and bite you when it can.<BR/><BR/>RENEGADE EYE: It might be a lesser evil, for now, but in the long term it's going to have turned out to be a disastrous decision. I hope I'm wrong.Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-26126805787353107592008-07-18T18:25:00.000-04:002008-07-18T18:25:00.000-04:00Z: And it does only apply to us, though it shoul...Z: And it does only apply to us, though it shouldn't given the massively unequal playing ground.<BR/><BR/>I think the problem is that Israel is listening to the court of public/world opinion and feel compelled to act in a PC way, which will never work when dealing with the animals the terrorists are.Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-17782470037733480062008-07-18T18:22:00.000-04:002008-07-18T18:22:00.000-04:00TROIKA: I think it's foolish to negotiate with te...TROIKA: I think it's foolish to negotiate with terrorists, and who knows why it is happening these days. <BR/><BR/>And the intelligence agencies should rightly fear that. Many of those released from Guantanamo immediately picked up from where they left off. Changing that mindset is not easy. <BR/><BR/>As for Gilad, Hamas will want its own terms, and from what I've read, they have tabled the negotiations for now, since this most recent deal with Hezbollah. Why not, they have the upper hand. And who knows if he is still even alive. <BR/><BR/>And perhaps one has to deal with terrorists on their level, although i have never seen a western country behead and drag the dead bodies of hostages around the streets, with the population celebrating the deaths.Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-21053459636701184002008-07-18T17:43:00.000-04:002008-07-18T17:43:00.000-04:00It is a lesser evil, than repeating the 2006 Leban...It is a lesser evil, than repeating the 2006 Lebanese War.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-54849870122334582592008-07-18T10:46:00.000-04:002008-07-18T10:46:00.000-04:00he doesn't look too friendly, your pic of the "kin...he doesn't look too friendly, your pic of the "kind" terrorist incog... it is a misguided belief you can protect yourself by trying to win the favor of your enemy. i hope israel doesn't continue to repeat again and again, which they seem to be, this idea!!!Pat Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142174423986806144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-33342953733620096752008-07-18T05:29:00.000-04:002008-07-18T05:29:00.000-04:00The Geneva Conventions only seem to apply to US th...The Geneva Conventions only seem to apply to US these days, Troika. Nobody else. WE are the bad guys if we stray from them, say our Harvard educated liberal lawyers.<BR/><BR/>This whole thing in Israel showed the Arab world that one only has to kill to be rewarded. Anybody who wouldn't listen to the best intelligence people in the world (Isreal's) was WRONG. I think probably those two poor dead Israeli soldiers would agree with us, don't you?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-2883386555884999472008-07-18T02:09:00.000-04:002008-07-18T02:09:00.000-04:00The strange thing is that this swap was welcomed b...The strange thing is that this swap was welcomed by most of the Israeli public and its government.<BR/><BR/>The only real objectors were the heads of the two main intelligence agencies, who rightly feared the return of convicted terrorists to the streets.<BR/><BR/>What happened to not negotiating with terrorists?<BR/><BR/>I can only assume that there are things going on behind the scenes that we are unaware of.<BR/><BR/>The mind-boggling thing is that Gilad Shalit, the Israeli corporal who was abducted by Hamas in Gaza in June 2006, has not been released as part of this deal.<BR/><BR/>As for the Geneva Conventions, they don't seem to hold much sway for any countries nowadays, especially when it comes to the war on terror, with many countries (including the west) breaking them every day.Troikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589285209220196388noreply@blogger.com