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I think "rational persons" are in very short supply. RE: past U.S. election ...
Reader comment on item: Israel's Strategic Incompetence in Gaza
in response to reader comment: We lose because we always fight the wrong battle
Submitted by kman (United States), Jan 12, 2009 at 19:32
I don't think rational people have any argument aginst what you have said. That has been evident for a long time.
Trying to get the Arabic/Islamic countries to buy into logical thought patterns has been a problem since Muhammad started his little movement about sixteen hundred years ago.
Find a way to implant "rational thought" into Islam and you will have the beginnings of settling the ongoing Middle East crisis.
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| hizballah acquisition of rockets during Syria unrest [76 words] | Yosi Amram | Feb 22, 2012 17:53 | 193565 | ||
| 1 | Gazan population [90 words] | dagny | Feb 16, 2012 10:50 | 193405 | |
| 2 |  The once peaceful and friendly Gaza [54 words] | Susya Bar Dror | Feb 19, 2012 02:53 | 193405 | |
| Gaza was a dismal failure [53 words] | stanley b | Feb 2, 2012 18:17 | 192987 | ||
| Hizbullah arming [37 words] | joy | Feb 2, 2012 05:03 | 192975 | ||
| In the end [68 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Feb 17, 2012 13:32 | 192975 | ||
| 2 | Palestinian Muslims doubling their population in record 10 years time in Gaza...Shocking... [36 words] | Friend | Feb 15, 2009 14:16 | 150510 | |
| 1 | I love the idea of buying the land and sending the Palestinians off to Egypt and Jordan...but what are the chances. [311 words] | ellie | Jan 31, 2009 00:12 | 149575 | |
| Saudi warns US over Middle East [103 words] | pdm | Jan 24, 2009 03:47 | 148915 | ||
| Saudi warns US~~~PDM [29 words] | Anna | Feb 18, 2009 03:48 | 148915 | ||
| Gaza confrontation / Israel's standing.../Iran.. [749 words] | JKF | Jan 23, 2009 16:35 | 148861 | ||
| THE MEDIA IS THE ENEMY - FOX'S MIKE TOBIN -- Tring to Compete with CNN for Most Disinformation and Disgraceful Biased and Violence-Inspiring Reporting [664 words] | Sofasogood | Jan 20, 2009 06:35 | 148499 | ||
| The problem with Fox News [177 words] | Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi | Jun 1, 2010 02:39 | 148499 | ||
| Mike Tobin is cheerleading for his side like he did in college as a male cheerleader at [27 words] | move it | Nov 29, 2010 15:53 | 148499 | ||
| Mike Tobin is just cheerleading for Fox like he did when he was a cheerleader in college. [20 words] | Tony | Dec 30, 2012 06:21 | 148499 | ||
| Islam means PEACE [216 words] | Azkad | Jan 17, 2009 08:33 | 148273 | ||
| Azkad, Islam means [10 words] | Infidel | Jan 19, 2009 16:25 | 148273 | ||
| 3 | Islam really means bloodshed and violence on humans!!! [126 words] | Jaladhi | Jan 19, 2009 18:40 | 148273 | |
| The PEACE of islam [153 words] | Joe Kaffir | Jan 19, 2009 19:04 | 148273 | ||
| "Infidel", I have liked your posts ... [117 words] | kman | Jan 19, 2009 19:23 | 148273 | ||
| 2 | Azkad, We Know Better [109 words] | EuskalHerria | Jan 19, 2009 19:37 | 148273 | |
| Responce to Infidel [94 words] | Azkad | Jan 19, 2009 21:25 | 148273 | ||
| 1 | The type II Muslim [779 words] | Mulla Sadra | Jan 20, 2009 13:50 | 148273 | |
| Islam and peace are just words. [214 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jan 20, 2009 21:02 | 148273 | ||
| Why do apostates of Islam get killed? [27 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 21, 2009 00:54 | 148273 | ||
| I've Got Your "Peace" Right Here... [103 words] | orange yonason | Jan 21, 2009 02:09 | 148273 | ||
| Another responce to Infidel [262 words] | Azkad | Jan 21, 2009 20:43 | 148273 | ||
| Type I or Type II - no difference!!! [59 words] | Jaladhi | Jan 22, 2009 15:52 | 148273 | ||
| sort yourself out first [520 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jan 22, 2009 18:48 | 148273 | ||
| Azkad: A peaceful religion will not threaten to torture those who do not believe [950 words] | Plato | Jan 23, 2009 11:01 | 148273 | ||
| Plato response [269 words] | azkad | Jan 23, 2009 21:09 | 148273 | ||
| Azkad: Islam is a wolf under the PEACE sheepskin. [1070 words] | Plato | Jan 24, 2009 20:46 | 148273 | ||
| Azkad: Who are the REAL Muslims? We can't hear them. There are too many deafening explosions. [710 words] | Plato | Jan 24, 2009 23:57 | 148273 | ||
| Azkad: Just a hint of disbelief is enough for Allah to burn people in hell [1241 words] | Plato | Jan 26, 2009 06:32 | 148273 | ||
| Truth about Islam!!!! [141 words] | Jaladhi | Jan 26, 2009 14:29 | 148273 | ||
| Islam does not equal peace [203 words] | CanadianChris | Jan 29, 2009 15:48 | 148273 | ||
| To Jennifer - "The apostates" [21 words] | Politically Incorrect | Jan 31, 2009 18:12 | 148273 | ||
| True Islam [280 words] | azkad | Jan 31, 2009 22:05 | 148273 | ||
| Gem time from our dear azkad [453 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 2, 2009 07:01 | 148273 | ||
| Our dear azkad who needs to stick to whatever language he speaks in Uzbakistan and the word islamm does not mean peace and his claim is bogus [308 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 2, 2009 07:22 | 148273 | ||
| Yes Jalaahdi, Unfortunately... [180 words] | Mulla Sadra | Feb 2, 2009 19:28 | 148273 | ||
| Zawahiri.. [8 words] | Mulla Sadra | Feb 2, 2009 19:45 | 148273 | ||
| azkad's true Islam same as corrupt Islam!!! [241 words] | Jaladhi | Feb 2, 2009 20:22 | 148273 | ||
| ROTFL Uzbekistan Arabic [86 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 3, 2009 07:40 | 148273 | ||
| Azkad: Islam is all about compulsion. Read Koran 9:33 [828 words] | Plato | Feb 4, 2009 10:13 | 148273 | ||
| Think over this, Jalahdi [388 words] | Azkad | Feb 5, 2009 22:50 | 148273 | ||
| Can you think for yourself Azkad instead of blindly believing Quran, Mo, allah and imamullahs!!! [1510 words] | Jaladhi | Feb 10, 2009 12:47 | 148273 | ||
| Newspeak.. [12 words] | donvan | Mar 2, 2009 13:11 | 148273 | ||
| Israels strategics [577 words] | Tess McNamara (Australian) | Jan 17, 2009 08:29 | 148271 | ||
| we should take a leaf from Putin's book [439 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jan 18, 2009 20:59 | 148271 | ||
| Destroy Hamas : Period [81 words] | Stephen Hughes | Jan 15, 2009 22:39 | 148166 | ||
| tit for tat [27 words] | robert a | Jan 15, 2009 19:54 | 148155 | ||
| unconditional surrender [66 words] | skydiver | Jan 15, 2009 09:02 | 148104 | ||
| I think Islam has all the signs of success they want ... [29 words] | kman | Jan 16, 2009 00:00 | 148104 | ||
| Act now or too late to save the earth from global islamisation [157 words] | Angel | Jan 16, 2009 07:35 | 148104 | ||
| Unconditional Surrender [28 words] | Joe Kaffir | Jan 19, 2009 19:08 | 148104 | ||
| End the conflict in Gasa! [41 words] | PDM | Jan 14, 2009 05:09 | 148002 | ||
| Give it a few months "PDM", & UN will be requiring us to supply HAMAS [47 words] | kman | Jan 14, 2009 19:57 | 148002 | ||
| Hallaluja new hero is born [238 words] | Roger S | Jan 14, 2009 01:04 | 147994 | ||
| The HAMAS leadership is hiding under a hospital in a bunker ... [18 words] | kman | Jan 14, 2009 20:01 | 147994 | ||
| It's the US policies that are responsible for Israel's strategic insecurity. [191 words] | M.D'Souza | Jan 13, 2009 17:27 | 147949 | ||
| Israel begged the US for Daisy-cutters and Bunker-busters, but to NO avail, [86 words] | Neal Wyland | Jan 13, 2009 23:15 | 147949 | ||
| The real "enemy" [316 words] | Larry B. | Jan 19, 2009 10:41 | 147949 | ||
| reply to Neal Wyland [195 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 19, 2009 16:56 | 147949 | ||
| You are right "Larry", "letters to editor" are just about our only hope ... [276 words] | kman | Jan 19, 2009 19:49 | 147949 | ||
| I do not see Iran as a small country when it is on eve of nuclear power ... [151 words] | kman | Jan 19, 2009 20:03 | 147949 | ||
| Iran is enriching uranium [360 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 20, 2009 23:43 | 147949 | ||
| I think the perceived level of "hypocrisy is a little exaggerated. [383 words] | kman | Jan 21, 2009 21:09 | 147949 | ||
| If Israel is in the "End Times", where are the Biblical signs of such? [461 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 23, 2009 00:50 | 147949 | ||
| We appear to agree on much ... [1917 words] | kman | Jan 24, 2009 15:10 | 147949 | ||
| We appear to agree on much ... [2196 words] | kman | Jan 24, 2009 15:50 | 147949 | ||
| 1 | The signs before the end of times [734 words] | sTs | Feb 5, 2009 06:34 | 147949 | |
| End of the Age - Israel is Being Prepared for Its Fulfillment in Her Anointed One [416 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 23, 2012 16:10 | 147949 | ||
| Agree With Headline Of Article But Diverge On Some of Substance [487 words] | Mark Kalmansohn | Jan 13, 2009 14:41 | 147935 | ||
| Hamas can't defeat Israel; only Israel can . . . defeat Israel [220 words] | Chrisona | Jan 15, 2009 20:35 | 147935 | ||
| "a small isolated movement that controls a small strip" [78 words] | Chrisona | Jan 13, 2009 12:51 | 147930 | ||
| A total absence of Good Judgment [98 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | daniel | Jan 13, 2009 07:07 | 147913 | ||
| Provoking article ! [75 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Jan 13, 2009 07:05 | 147912 | ||
| Israel's mistake, pipes greater mistake [226 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | yuval Brandstetter MD | Jan 13, 2009 01:12 | 147903 | ||
| Jewish enemies of Israel [63 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Debanjan Banerjee | Jan 17, 2009 14:38 | 147903 | ||
| Israel's Hope For Peace Comes From Love for Israel [414 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 20, 2009 19:42 | 147903 | ||
| Jordan and Egypt [43 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Jan 30, 2009 10:05 | 147903 | ||
| I would be kinder on Israel [771 words] | sohila | Jan 13, 2009 00:27 | 147900 | ||
| Cordenman's comments [812 words] | DrRJP | Jan 13, 2009 00:01 | 147895 | ||
| Israeli strengths and Arab weaknesses [124 words] | Chrisona | Jan 12, 2009 23:57 | 147894 | ||
| Palastinians in Gaza between a rock and a hard place! [130 words] | Ross | Jan 12, 2009 20:14 | 147886 | ||
| Israel's Place in the Heart of Almighty God is Her Ultimate Strength [1144 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 12, 2009 16:20 | 147866 | ||
| Planet's strategic plans, irrelevant [92 words] | Infidel | Jan 12, 2009 17:50 | 147866 | ||
| Israel WILL NOT be restored according to the covenant... [185 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 14, 2009 00:26 | 147866 | ||
| Except as Provided For in the Holy Bible [98 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 14, 2009 18:07 | 147866 | ||
| M. Tovey - the Bible "provides" that Israel will be restored, according to His covenant, BY CHRIST [530 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 15, 2009 23:57 | 147866 | ||
| Divine speculation? [198 words] | Larry B. | Jan 16, 2009 06:34 | 147866 | ||
| The Absolute Truth of the Holy Bible [27 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 16, 2009 23:22 | 147866 | ||
| There is Little Room or Time for Speculation - Reliance on the Word of the LORD is Crucial in These Troubled Times - For Israel's Sake - For Us All [107 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 16, 2009 23:37 | 147866 | ||
| Hypothetical question for you, M. Tovey [34 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 19, 2009 16:10 | 147866 | ||
| Not Hypothetical - Israel's Right to Exist is Guaranteed in the Holy Bible - Not by Promises or Actions of Men - But by the Holy Word of the LORD [218 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 20, 2009 11:26 | 147866 | ||
| Israel, here, and now [121 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 23, 2009 01:54 | 147866 | ||
| More mistakes from Israel [126 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Jan 12, 2009 14:58 | 147858 | ||
| Time for Unity [46 words] | Prounity | Jan 12, 2009 19:33 | 147858 | ||
| typo [81 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Michael | Jan 12, 2009 14:43 | 147857 | ||
| Alternative Mideast Peace Plans [125 words] | Josh | Jan 12, 2009 13:06 | 147848 | ||
| Israeli strategy [73 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Harold Lubell | Jan 12, 2009 11:47 | 147840 | ||
| Israeli victory is -and has always been -a sine qua non for the existence of the Jewish State. [277 words] | Israel Hazak | Jan 12, 2009 03:34 | 147816 | ||
| Israel's tragic incompetence [83 words] | S.C.Panda | Jan 12, 2009 03:33 | 147815 | ||
| Lost Polity [115 words] | Zentrist | Jan 11, 2009 21:05 | 147799 | ||
| The No-State Solution [77 words] | Zentrist | Jan 12, 2009 19:55 | 147799 | ||
| Israel's 2006 war with Lebanon now bears fruit [300 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 11, 2009 20:50 | 147796 | ||
| Olmert is terrible [240 words] | Candlestickian | Jan 20, 2009 00:37 | 147796 | ||
| Unlike fleas, can't be trained [96 words] | Chrisona | Jan 11, 2009 18:52 | 147783 | ||
| I agree with most of your article, Dr. Pipes, however ... [190 words] | kman | Jan 11, 2009 18:35 | 147779 | ||
| Sorry Dr Pipes and Mr Cordessman... [172 words] | james burke | Jan 13, 2009 15:21 | 147779 | ||
| Most here realize the futility of "negotiations ... [64 words] | kman | Jan 13, 2009 19:07 | 147779 | ||
| a 3 state solution [14 words] | skydiver | Jan 11, 2009 18:13 | 147776 | ||
| 4 state solution [12 words] | Joe Kaffir | Jan 19, 2009 19:10 | 147776 | ||
| Why Can't Israel decide once and for all [373 words] | Mansoor | Jan 11, 2009 16:56 | 147768 | ||
| Mansoor, Israel has been trying to follow your suggestions for many years... [219 words] | Leo | Jan 12, 2009 04:27 | 147768 | ||
| So, how many more times must Israel cease fire and try to live peacefully?? [82 words] | kman | Jan 12, 2009 19:10 | 147768 | ||
| Hasn't worked in the past [347 words] | Don | Jan 13, 2009 14:11 | 147768 | ||
| Islam coming to America like a Storm [91 words] | Ibn Masud | Jan 13, 2009 23:33 | 147768 | ||
| I agree with you'"Masud", considering the state of this country's ignorance, but ... [360 words] | kman | Jan 14, 2009 19:10 | 147768 | ||
| Bring it on, Ibn. [209 words] | Don | Jan 15, 2009 15:00 | 147768 | ||
| The Holy Bible Revealed the Increase of Islam Long Before Islam Was Part of the Quran [250 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 15, 2009 19:46 | 147768 | ||
| OH! MY! GOD! Mansoor? [57 words] | Adam the Scot. | Jan 17, 2009 15:41 | 147768 | ||
| Don't be to quick to write off the Pacific Northwest in U.S. [98 words] | kman | Jan 19, 2009 20:18 | 147768 | ||
| Amen to that! [189 words] | StarOfDavid | Jan 20, 2009 14:15 | 147768 | ||
| change IS possible - but highly unlikely [212 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jan 20, 2009 21:14 | 147768 | ||
| Dear Kman. Be Just [28 words] | Ibn Masud | Jan 22, 2009 23:39 | 147768 | ||
| Mr. Don: Clinch your fists. [34 words] | Ibn Masud | Jan 22, 2009 23:44 | 147768 | ||
| Grand Infidel from Adam the Scot [45 words] | Adam the Scot. | Jan 23, 2009 16:46 | 147768 | ||
| Good post, Don [76 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 24, 2009 02:26 | 147768 | ||
| Don´t worry [326 words] | Don | Jan 24, 2009 14:31 | 147768 | ||
| "Masud", you "seem" to "wish" to obey, follow, and exalt "God", However, ... [1402 words] | kman | Jan 24, 2009 17:21 | 147768 | ||
| change highly unlikely [51 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jan 25, 2009 22:17 | 147768 | ||
| Ibn Masud: If Obama is a glimpse of Islam, then more power to him [221 words] | Plato | Jan 26, 2009 06:23 | 147768 | ||
| Israel's Strategic Incompetence [83 words] | Dannel R. Ballesteros | Jan 11, 2009 16:36 | 147766 | ||
| partial incompetence? [293 words] | Larry B. | Jan 11, 2009 15:48 | 147764 | ||
| Subject #892 Israel's Strategic Incompetence in Gaza [274 words] | Dan Rusen | Jan 11, 2009 15:45 | 147762 | ||
| Watch and wait for the fourth phase [99 words] | Kerry L. Winn | Jan 11, 2009 15:32 | 147760 | ||
| Beware the Russians in the Mideast [320 words] | S P | Jan 11, 2009 14:57 | 147756 | ||
| Israel's hope for future leadership [33 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Robert J. Meth, MD | Jan 11, 2009 14:49 | 147755 | ||
| Netanyahu [124 words] | Don | Jan 11, 2009 14:07 | 147750 | ||
| I hope you are wrong [67 words] | Kerry L. Winn | Jan 11, 2009 12:47 | 147748 | ||
| Another view of this articile [510 words] | Harden Ervin | Jan 11, 2009 12:25 | 147747 | ||
| Lebanon/Gaza are not Singapore [138 words] | gfmucci | Jan 12, 2009 09:41 | 147747 | ||
| We lose because we always fight the wrong battle [340 words] | Ken Besig | Jan 11, 2009 12:21 | 147746 | ||
 I think "rational persons" are in very short supply. RE: past U.S. election ... [70 words] | kman | Jan 12, 2009 19:32 | 147746 | ||
| important analysis [27 words] | Martin E. Weinstein | Jan 11, 2009 12:02 | 147745 | ||
| Grozny [82 words] | Marc Tretin | Jan 11, 2009 11:54 | 147743 | ||
| Getting the right readers [21 words] | Jay | Jan 11, 2009 11:33 | 147741 | ||
| Somber Times [301 words] | John W McGinley | Jan 11, 2009 11:08 | 147738 | ||
| Strategic Competence Now? [68 words] | Anne Lane | Jan 11, 2009 10:31 | 147736 | ||
| Yes, how does one fight a "war" against the most cowardly fighting force in history?? [76 words] | kman | Jan 12, 2009 19:23 | 147736 | ||
| Honest appraisal [118 words] | John B | Jan 11, 2009 09:30 | 147733 | ||
| No longer a moral mandate [32 words] | Richard Gay | Jan 11, 2009 08:19 | 147729 | ||
| What's the plan in Gaza? Exactly? [408 words] | Devorgilla | Jan 11, 2009 08:08 | 147728 | ||
| Israeli Strategy [6 words] | Dr,Louis A.Fanning | Jan 11, 2009 07:54 | 147725 | ||
| A Different International View of Israel Since 1985 [307 words] | GWK | Jan 11, 2009 05:50 | 147719 | ||
| There is no longer any "PR" other than that of the new Liberal-think agenda .. [44 words] | kman | Jan 12, 2009 19:15 | 147719 | ||
| Debka File's assessment [491 words] | Mike Malkovitch | Jan 11, 2009 03:34 | 147716 | ||
| Victory for Israel in Gaza and Victory for Americans in Iraq & Afghanistan.. [134 words] | Goga | Jan 10, 2009 12:34 | 147663 | ||
| Hail Israel [114 words] | Angel | Jan 13, 2009 22:32 | 147663 | ||
| Man will always "hate" without the intervention of God Almighty ... [79 words] | kman | Jan 14, 2009 20:13 | 147663 |
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