A barroom parable

Via Roger L. Simon, who got it from Imshin:

Even in the delirium of his beating he believed in his heart that someone would stop the fight before he had to admit defeat.  I'm sure this strategy had served him well in the past and had allowed him to continue on his career as a barroom bully.

Finally, in a wail of agony the Marine shrieked  "I give up", and we gently backed the sailor away from him.

I'm sure you can guess why I have shared this story today. 

I'm not particularly proud to have been witness to such a bloody spectacle, and the sound of that Marine's woman-like shrieks will haunt me to my grave.  But I learned something that evening that Israel had better learn for itself if it is to finally be rid of at least one of its tormentors:

This is one time an Arab aggressor must be allowed to be beaten so badly that every civilized nation will stand in horror, wanting desperately to step in and stop the carnage... but knowing that the fight will only truly be over when one side gives up and finally admits defeat.

You can read the whole story at Treppenwitz.

He's right, you know. All the UN peacekeeping missions and all the ceasefires and all the conferences were nothing more than ways to shelter the terrorist bullies from the consequences of their actions. They were nothing more than a hudna agreed to by outside powers that let Nazi-influenced fans of genocide rebuild their strength.

And I think the US Administration knows this. Otherwise, why did Bush and Rice essentially green-light Israel's continued assault on Hizbullah? They too recognize that Hizbullah and Hamas have to receive a beating so thorough that they (and their Syrian and Iranian sponsors behind them) are humiliated and eliminated as a threat for a long time to come.

Eventually there will be a ceasefire, but not, I think, until the two terrorist organizations are screaming for their lives.