The Way It Should Be

I just discovered the blog Treppenwitz, and a piece, A difficult lesson, posted Sunday, July 16 by David Bogner

This is a splendid, tightly written bit of art. It can't well be synopsized, but this is the story line: A big Marine who's a bully sucker punches a little guy after the little guy has refused to be baited into a fight. Turns out though, the little guy who had so quietly endured so much was a splendid boxer, and proceeded to punch the Marine's face to tatters, all the while repeating, almost as a chant: "Say you were wrong, say you give up." The Marine didn't give up, convinced somebody would stop the fight. No one stopped the fight. Finally he did wail: "I give up", and the fight was over. And this is made analogues to Israel now facing the Arab world in this fight in Lebanon.

This is one time an Arab aggressor must be allowed to be beaten so badly that every civilized nation will stand in horror, wanting desperately to step in and stop the carnage... but knowing that the fight will only truly be over when one side gives up and finally admits defeat.

"The enemy must know they've been defeated", and all their supporters must know that as well.

A splendidly well stated episode. This guy can write, and his views exactly parallel mine.

Read the whole thing.