DISQUS

JSpencer · 11 months ago

While I understand why Israel has to respond in some way to the insane rocket attacks from Gaza, there is still the matter (as William Kern points out) of innocents being killed by American weapons, which you can be sure is the perception in the Arab world. There is also the matter of clear disconnect between leaders in Washington and the American people, which Glenn Greenwald talks about here:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/01/...

Even if you think you are a firm supporter of the Israel response, the matter is complex enough to take another look. I hope the Obama administration is willing to take a more creative and less dogmatic approach to this problem than what we've seen in the past, otherewise there is no reason to expect we will see much of a solution to this ever downward spiral. Americans must have some reason to believe the billions of dollars they send to Israel every year are being spent in a way that results in more than just continued bloodshed.