Meryl Yourish on December 22, 2007 at 9:00 AM

I think you misunderstood my point. My point isn’t that there aren’t any civilians in the Palestinian territories, my point was, so what? There were lots of civilians in Japan and Germany and the occupied nations of Europe during WWII, we still bombed the cr@p out of them, and Palestinians, whom overwhelmingly support terrorism, are more deserving than any of them ever were.

I have encountered many lawyers, only one was a truly honest human being. Peddling lies for truth does negative things to the soul eventually.

The OJ case was the final straw. Every lawyer wanted to be Johnny Cochran and get a murderer acquitted and be revered by other lawyers.

But that is just my view and experience of them.

Fixed that for ya.

Am I supposed to give a cr@p about civilian casualties? Please explain…

Well, I don’t buy your friend’s explanation that there are no civilians in the territories. For one thing, children aren’t born hating Jews. They have to be taught. For another, if they’re not actively taking up arms against Israel, they’re civilians.

I do not believe in murder. I do believe in self-defense. Kill all the terrorists you can—I’m fine with that—but when the IDF takes out over 30 terrorists, and only terrorists, it’s better than hitting 30 terrorists and x number of civilians. Granted, the terrorists hide among civilians—but that doesn’t mean we should celebrate those deaths. It’s a bad thing all around.

Good News: (Bush) “International Law? What’s that?”

Bad News: Everyone else running for President is well to Bush’s left in this kind of thinking.

kinda says it all, right there, sadly

What a way to fight a war.

Spirit of 1776 on December 21, 2007 at 10:06 PM

They learned it from our liberals…Viet Nam to the present. What’s worse than our carbon footprint?…our legal footprint.

- The Cat

the lawyers were asked to judge the legality of…

If that’s how wars are going to be fought, we are truly doomed. As if our enemies would give us the same consideration…

This is what we need to do with all lawyers in all the armed forces.

Wow. They got it as bad or worse than us.

Far, far worse. Remember please that the Crusader Kingdom lasted 400 years and eventually succumbed to Muslim aggression. Modern Israel has been around 60 years and under weak leadership continues to place itself in peril.

If you were a Muslim and intimately familiar with the scope of history could you think of any reason to limit aggression and scale back all-out war against the Jews?

If you were an American and the Mexican government started firing missiles at San Diego 24/7 would you recommend a diplomatic solution, preferably one that sought to examine the grievances of alienated Mexicans? A American-Mexican peace process?

These are rhetorical questions that require no answer. Food for thought.

There is, however, a significant bit of steam-cleaning involved.

Hey, you gotta take the bad with the good.

She has a tendency to overemphasize one aspect of a subject

Meryl Yourish on December 21, 2007 at 11:23 PM

Maybe you’re right, I don’t know, but if what she says is true then it’s true, regardless of emphasis.

Over 30 terrorists killed last week, and zero civilian casualties.

I used to have a friend named Jihad, born in the Palestinian territories, who told me that most of the “good” Palestinians leave the area. The polls I’ve seen show that the Palestinians that remain overwhelmingly support terrorism. Am I supposed to give a cr@p about civilian casualties? Please explain…

They’re doing a great job in Gaza right now. Over 30 terrorists killed last week, and zero civilian casualties.

“Your Honor, I’d like to move to dismiss these charges…AAHHHHH! My arms ripped off!”

thejackal on December 21, 2007 at 10:57 PM

Ahhhh… Monte Python “black night” imagery in full bloom now.

“But it’s just a flesh wound!”

Their liberals and lawyers eff up their wars too.

Frozen Tex on December 21, 2007 at 10:43 PM

Technically, it is a very effective way to chill out an attorney.

“Your Honor, I’d like to move to dismiss these charges…AAHHHHH! My arms ripped off!”

After that, they whimper a bit, then go very quiet and after that they start to get really cold. There is, however, a significant bit of steam-cleaning involved.

thejackal on December 21, 2007 at 10:37 PM

I was going for more of a “Star Wars” vibe, but your plan sounds like a good bit of advice for dealing with lawyers.

Will the IDF pull the lawyer’s arms out of their sockets if they lose again?

Frozen Tex on December 21, 2007 at 10:27 PM

To paraphrase something I read in a Frederick Forsyth novel: “They’ll pull out their arms and beat them to death with the soggy end.”