CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
THE YEAR WAS 1982. ISRAELI FORCES MOVED INTO SOUTHERN LEBANON TO CLEAR OUT TERRORIST CELLS THAT HAD BEEN ATTACKING TOWNS IN NORTHERN IRSAEL. I WAS INVITED TO GO ALONG.
WHAT I SAW REFLECTS THE SAME THING NOW HAPPENING IN LEBANON WITHOUT THE GROUND INVASION — YET. THE TERRORISTS HAD PUT WEAPONS INSIDE SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, PARKING GARAGES AND PRIVATE HOMES SO THAT WHEN ISRAEL STRUCK MILITARY TARGETS THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF DEAD CIVILIANS WOULD BE SHOWN ON CNN AND ISRAEL WOULD BE CONDEMNED FROM THE UNITED NATIONS TO LIBERAL NEWSPAPERS.
AS USUAL THERE ARE CALLS FOR “RESTRAINT” ON BOTH SIDES, MEANING THAT ISRAEL SHOULD TAKE IT, THEIR PEOPLE SHOULD DIE AND THEY SHOULD NOT RESPOND FOR FEAR OF CAUSING “ESCALATION.”
THE ESCALATOR IS IRAN THROUGH ITS PROXIES HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON AND HAMAS IN GAZA. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WON’T ATTACK IRAN, SOMETIMES EVEN VERBALLY, BECAUSE IT DOESN’T REALLY HAVE ISRAEL’S BACK.
THIS IS A RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL WAR. IRAN AND ITS PROXIES BELIEVE ALLAH WANTS JEWS KILLED AND ISRAEL ELIMINATED. A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION ISN’T THE ANSWER UNTIL ISRAEL’S ENEMIES ARE DEFEATED. I’M CAL THOMAS.
