Well, the great Wlady Pleszczynski flattered the heck out of me by leaving a message on my cell phone saying that he hoped I might "capture" the "enormity" of the Gaza disengagement for American Spectator readers.
I hope that I did him (and the historical moment) proud with my effort today.
I would say that you did us all proud--it is important to be reminded, again and again, that the land that Israel is leaving behind now is land that it occupied during a war of defense against unjust aggression. At what other time in history has such land been regarded as unjustly taken? When in history has it been regarded as unjust to resist those whose stated intent is your own destruction? What other nation would so peacefully withdraw from such land when the stated intentions of its enemies remain the same?
ReplyDelete"Yet this very peace-loving attitude has the capacity to give a person that degree of confidence in the right and the good that builds him into a great warrior -- but only when absolutely necessary to defend freedom. There may be some other strong armies in the world but the consistent power and courage of the American and Israeli Armies have become the exemplar in the world of modern warfare."
ReplyDeleteAll things being equal, or even remotely equal, right makes might.
Very astute, Jay. Nice work.
Thanks, guys.
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