The Consequences of Appeasing Terrorists
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The Mistakes That Launched 3,000 Rockets
By Richard A. Baehr
When Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon withdrew 8,000 residents and all of its defense forces from the Gaza Strip in the late summer of 2005, he offered several rationales to support what he called “disengagement.” Regrettably, all but one have proven to be illusory. The result has been disastrous—leading to the creation of a lawless terrorist haven in the Gaza Strip from which the controlling Hamas faction has lobbed thousands of crude rockets indiscriminately into southern Israel, precipitating a new generation of terror attacks against the Jewish state.
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Lessons Learned
There are two painful lessons that can be learned from the daily rocket fire on Sderot, Ashkelon, and other population centers in Israel’s south. First, Israeli gestures of good will signal weakness, and can lead to greater Palestinian hostility and violence. Second, half measures never solve any underlying problems.
Indeed, every one of the rationales for the 2005 disengagement envisioned a quiet border, and an improved security situation. Hopefully, the Israelis have learned two more lessons from the Gaza situation: know your enemy, and no more wishful thinking.
Read the whole thing. Obama should pay attention to this, but he won’t. In all probability, neither will McCain, even though it’s an assured victory.
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