Iran Plays The Part of Hamas Against The US

From this weekend's The Journal Editorial Report, about the US taking action about Iranian attacks against US soldiers in Iraq. Keep in the back of your mind Olmert's reaction to Hamas and the rockets fired at Sderot as you read this:

Stephens: That's right. There's been an absolute disconnect between Bush's rhetoric, which has been very strong, you might even say strident on the subject, and the paucity of actual action. If Bush were serious about stopping the killing, he would insist on surgical strikes against Iranian munitions factories and against the various bases and infrastructure within Iran, which is feeding the IEDs and feeding the foreign terrorists.

Gigot: Would he have the political support in the United States to do something like that?

Stephens: I think he would, because if you go to the people and say, These people are killing American soldiers, and I will not allow it, and I've been warning them for six years, that is a strong case to make.

Paul Gigot: Just to point out, our sources tell us that 70% of the American casualties in Iraq now are caused by Shiite militias who are armed with the aid of Iran. Seventy percent. So they are contributing to killing GIs.

To Israel's credit, it has at least threatened to take action by withholding fuel and electricity from Gaza and--similar to steps in the US to have pension funds divest from companies doing business with Iran--Bank HaPoalim is taking steps to sever ties from Gaza.

But it is interesting that both Bush and Olmert have been heavy on the rhetoric and yet embarrassingly weak when it comes to following through with action--in both cases the most direct action of strikes within the territory of the terrorist state attacking it.

Western Civilization has lost the willingness to take strong decisive action in its own defense when her citizens are being killed.

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