Israel's barbarism

Our taxes help pay for it.

The last time I felt a twinge of pride for being American was twenty-four years ago.   A young American soldier was holding back a Merkava tank with only his pistol.  I am looking for the reference, but it was a minor story in the overall blitzkreig of Israel's invasion of Lebanon and I doubt I'll find it.  I can still see the pleasant face of the young soldier, and also that of the Israeli tank commander, a brutal bastard who appeared capable of firing phosphorous shells into schoolyards with no problem.

Israel's use of white phosphorous as a terror weapon is well documented.  When a shell explodes, hundreds of burning clumps are scattered throughout a wide area.  If one lands on you, it burns inside your body for days and cannot be extinguished.  Guess what?  The Americans used white phosphorous in Fallujah.

Israel is a nasty little state and I want no part in supporting what it's doing in Lebanon and Gaza.  The USA is a nasty big state and I want no part in supporting the things we're doing either, the more so since it's the result of illegitimate power, but in fact I'm supporting all of this with my taxes.

It looks as though Israel is preparing another ground invasion into Lebanon, just as in 1982, this time to demolish Hezbollah.  But is this also an opening salvo in a showdown with Iran?  Will Israel attack Iran directly?  If they do that, all hell will break loose in that region and we will be in immediate danger of losing our entire army in Iraq.  Of course, before that actually happens, Bush would go nuclear.  My sense is that—in the dark recesses of his heart, that vague and repellant object he's always yapping about—it's what he really wants to do.