Posing as an intellectual is easier than being one: a truly sophomoric take from @iamjohnoliver. The core of his argument is that Israel’s response to terrorist rocket attacks is disproportionate given Israel’s military capabilities. Let’s consider this principle in practice. 1/5
https://twitter.com/alexbkane/status/1394258752388337664
If the response to an attack on your territory must be equal to & no greater than the attack, then every civilized nation is forced to fight a never-ending war of attrition against terrorist armies. By this logic, if Hamas blows up a bus, the Israel must do same in response. 2/5
This is patently absurd. If our country was neighbored by a terrorist army that targeted civilians with rocket bombardments would the correct response be to a.) hit only the same # of targets in the same way or b.) end their ability to launch future strikes (at bare minimum)?3/5
Oliver is, unwittingly, questioning the concept of the nation-state. We have borders, pay taxes, equip militaries, etc. to protect us from threats. If nation-states were forced to downgrade their capabilities to those of any attacker, no nation with enemies could long endure. 4/5
It’s curious how progressives so gleefully defame the tiny Democratic nation of Israel—Jews‘ historical & ancestral home, established as a modern state 3 years after the Holocaust—but had no problem giving cash to the fascist anti-Semitic regime in Tehran. Begs some questions.5/5
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