Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion

Yesterday brought us news that the Israeli military attacked an aid convoy as it was attempting to bring humanitarian assistance to Lebanese civilians struggling for survival under the blast of Israel’s attempts to punish violence from Hezbollah.

over the last week and a half, we’ve all learned very well, like good little catechism students, that Israel has a right to defend itself. That’s what the President has to say, so it must be true. So, should we conclude Israel is doing something wrong by launching attacks against humanitarian aid convoys?

Hell, no! What we must conclude is that Israel has the right to defend itself against humanitarian aid convoys! After all, that convoy made the bad choice of trying to provide assistance to civilians who were under Israeli attack. That makes them damned anti-Israel terrorists, right? The real enemy of peace is Jan Egeland from the United Nations, who has called for a 72-hour truce, right?

I mean, the answer couldn’t possibly be that Israel is doing the wrong thing. Fuck, no! After all, Israel is an ally of the United States of America, and as we all know, American allies could never, ever do anything wrong!

Could they?