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You might have noticed when you read this blog that they are days when I’m just blogging up a storm and other days when I might not write anything.
You know some days the news is so depressing, the country seems to be going to hell, things are happening that I can’t wrap my head around.
On days like that the best thing to do is just enjoy life for the day and forget about blogging.
Today was that kind of day.
Off to out of town fireworks, our city’s were yesterday.
I can’t believe that there is so much posting today all over.
Very busy yesterday so no posting but one thought.
Just finished re-reading Six Days of War that was returned to me after a loan. (My old Amazon review from 2002 is here) At the time the thing that struck me the most was the story of the BIG LIE, namely that the US and England had actively attacked Egypt and Jordan during the 1967 war. I wrote the following at the time:
This more than anything else shows the weakness of dictatorship in general and the arab states in particular. Building a foundation on falsehood; false victories, false reports, false charges is necessary when you have to control your people in order to lead them. Problems can’t be addressed and situations can’t be advanced while this is true, likewise troops can’t be inspired when they can’t believe what their commanders say for can the people be expected to sustain a war when they don’t believe what is being said. For Arabs this cycle is still being repeated today, my favorite example being Imam Muhammad al-Gameia who a few days after attending a service in NY preaching love and unity (in English) went to Egypt and said that the Jews were behind Sept 11 and Arabs were being shot in the streets in NY. (In Arabic)
The rest of my review at the time was edited by Amazon as it was an indictment of current Arab government. Not only has that opinion been vindicated (Remember Baghdad Bob) and the “massacre of Jenin” and of “Haditha” but the tactics were frankly copied by the American left in their description of the war in Iraq and of Gitmo.
I hate to say it but It’s my opinion that there is no real chance for peace in the middle east. Arab leaders don’t dare embrace actual peace and normalcy for fear of their public and power since the Arab street hasn’t embraces reality publicly. The only way democracy is going to be the answer is after a democratic Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Egypt demand fight and lose a war a catastrophic war against Israel.
Until the average Arab feels and acknowledges defeat peace will never happen. Limbaugh is right on this one.
Ok after a day of hands and knees on floors I have one more big cleaning to do. Blogging will be light or non-existent until I finish or if I hear of something that really gets my blood boiling.
And I’ve got to move my car before the dunk tank gets here but considering the forecast the entire back yard might be a dunk tank tomorrow.
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