The West Is ‘Drunk on Peace’

No one I know understands the moral urgency of this moment better than Douglas Murray. Douglas isn’t Jewish. He has no Israeli family members, although I know a lot of Israeli families who consider him an adoptive family member. And it is Douglas, more than almost anyone in the world, who has articulated the stakes of this war with the moral clarity it requires. 

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Douglas’s work as a reporter has taken him to Iraq, North Korea, northern Nigeria, Ukraine, and most recently, of course, to Israel, where he has become a celebrity. When you walk down the streets of Tel Aviv with Douglas Murray, it’s like being with The Beatles. He’s also the best-selling author of seven books, a regular contributor at the New York Post, National Review, and most importantly, at The Free Press, where he writes the beloved Sunday column, Things Worth Remembering. There is just no one I would rather be sitting with as we watch the Middle East and, really, the world transformed before our eyes. 

Ed Morrissey

The entire podcast is available in the clear, so check it out on YouTube. I really like that turn of phrase; I would only amend it to state that the West is drunk on the illusion of peace. They have chosen to ignore this conflict ever since the mullahs seized power in Tehran and turned Iran into the worst state sponsor of terrorism. We have been in a state of war since 1979, and ignoring it hasn't actually improved matters at all. If Iran does get nukes, we will regret not recognizing war out of preference for the illusion. 

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