Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Terrorism is the Military of Countries That Cannot Afford a Military

That's a potent observation.
Today, 77 palestinians were wiped off the map, many children. I wonder if the Israelis and Palestinians, and the U.S. for that matter, will ever realize that no one ever wins a war.
More from Zoriah Miller, a photojournalist who specializes in showing how war affects people:
Palestinians and Hamas leaders living in the Gaza Strip believe it is their right to defend themselves from Israel, who they see as agressors. Many Palestinians see no difference between a Palestinian suicide bomber detonating themselves on bus and a high-tech Israeli rocket landing in one of their schools. Both result in the loss of human life, many being civilians. On my first trip to Gaza a man told me something that has stuck with me, "Terrorism is the military of countries that cannot afford a military." There are always two sides to every story. With both sides labeling each other the agressor, vowing to cease fire only after the other side does, it seems to be a desperate situation that will, as usual, make innocent individuals pay the highest price.

This is horrifying: