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Monday, July 21, 2008
shackled warrior
the book by caroline glick, shackled warrior, is one great extensive instruction (reader friendly) on the israeli and palestinian struggle. my understanding of the conflict is anorexic but my interest in knowing as much as i can, is what prompted me to buy the book. although im reading it at a snail's pace, it is a must read.
I find myself reading the same sections over and over just to keep up with the pregnant timeline that Glick, with such ease, presents and lays out for the reader. there are so many facts to keep track of and so many present day twists and turns in the current fight, that all of it can only be adequately understood with reference to its long history.
glick is a rare and unfortunately faint cheerleader for israel. her steadfast call for unlimited use of idf military strength renders glick a rare bird. other more prominent analysts support a weak idf and call for israel to use restraint but it does not appear to be working towards any long term solution.
what i've learned:
the idf has been coralled by isreali political figures and warnings eminating from washington that press for israel to engage in negotiations and hold back its use of blunt force. israel's compliance has in fact weakened its ability to fight back. Glick is no fan of a weak idf. she is convinced that israel is being used, to its own detriment, as a canary in the fight against global islamic jihad.
she argues that the u.s. sits on the sidelines and observes what happens to israel, on israeli soil, as a metric to assess what can happen on u.s. soil. And,since islamic jihad has israel as its first target, the u.s. can afford to wait and see if this destructive movement will come after it, as it is second on its list.
israel, glick presses, cannot be a canary and must defend itself using its full capabilities before it is ever checked off the list.
to be continued...
I find myself reading the same sections over and over just to keep up with the pregnant timeline that Glick, with such ease, presents and lays out for the reader. there are so many facts to keep track of and so many present day twists and turns in the current fight, that all of it can only be adequately understood with reference to its long history.
glick is a rare and unfortunately faint cheerleader for israel. her steadfast call for unlimited use of idf military strength renders glick a rare bird. other more prominent analysts support a weak idf and call for israel to use restraint but it does not appear to be working towards any long term solution.
what i've learned:
the idf has been coralled by isreali political figures and warnings eminating from washington that press for israel to engage in negotiations and hold back its use of blunt force. israel's compliance has in fact weakened its ability to fight back. Glick is no fan of a weak idf. she is convinced that israel is being used, to its own detriment, as a canary in the fight against global islamic jihad.
she argues that the u.s. sits on the sidelines and observes what happens to israel, on israeli soil, as a metric to assess what can happen on u.s. soil. And,since islamic jihad has israel as its first target, the u.s. can afford to wait and see if this destructive movement will come after it, as it is second on its list.
israel, glick presses, cannot be a canary and must defend itself using its full capabilities before it is ever checked off the list.
to be continued...
1 Comments:
Sounds interesting Rosie, im currently reading The Kite Runner its a great book.It is about a boy growing up in Kabul. It takes you back to the world of afghganistan. Have u read it? Ill pass it on to u when im done.
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