Max Power is a clown (get a better Simpsons character )

Got this from a poster - 'max power', Max Power was a character in the Simpsons, it was when Homer decided it was a better name than Homer, and like Homer, this Max Power is just a clown.

Six clichés you are likely to hear constantly in the coming days, and why they’re false, by Yigal Walt. Published today, here.

1. “Israel’s response in Gaza is disproportionate.”

Since when is war a mathematical equation? The basic objective of any warring party is to inflict maximal damage on the enemy while minimizing its own casualties. Was there anything proportional about the US war in Iraq? Or about Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait for that matter? Or about Russia’s recent war against Georgia? Israel is doing exactly what any other country has done in the past. This is how war works.

Would a British citizen complain that “too few” British soldiers are being killed in Iraq? Probably not.

And on a more elementary note: Palestinian military inferiority is not an indication of moral superiority. Palestinian insistence on resorting to violence despite this military weakness is an indication of poor judgment perhaps – yet it is by no means an indication of moral virtue. Being militarily weak does not make the Palestinians right.

So effectively Max Power is suggesting a nuclear strike against Gaza wouldn’t be disproportional because since war is about maximum damage on the enemy anything you do to the enemy is justifiable. Max Power THEN tries to use America illegally invading Iraq based on a pack of lies as evidence that we allow disproportional war when the majority of the planet was actually against the US invasion in the first place partly because it was totally disproportional. Max Power hasn’t proven that Israel’s response isn’t disproportional or that disproportionate fire power is morally or ethically acceptable.


2. “But Qassams don’t kill.”

Actually, Qassams do kill. Not too often, perhaps, but dozens of Israelis were killed and wounded by rocket fire in recent years. Moreover, at this time the Palestinians are firing long-range Grad rockets with even greater explosive power. Such rockets killed 2 Israelis Monday.

Yet beyond the casualty figures, the psychological damage caused as result of living under an ongoing rocket threat is immeasurable. Would anyone in the West agree to have their family live under constant rocket attacks and be regularly woken up by sirens in the middle of the night? Would anyone living under such conditions appreciate being told that “these rockets don’t kill?” Probably not.

Oh come on Max Power, what are we talking about, 4 Israeli’s being killed by these glorified skyrockets, hey any life lost is a tragedy but to justify 4 Israeli deaths to the 460 Palestinian deaths or the 2750 that have been maimed as justification is simply absurd. Remember last time when Israel launched a war against Lebanon because two of their soldiers had been kidnapped and then it turned out that the Israeli’s had actually planned the war months earlier and were looking for any excuse to start the conflict – EXACTLY like this time. Israel planned this escalation for months and want to push their luck as far as possible before the new Obama Administration takes over and threatens the blank cheque Bush has handed Israel.

3. “It’s all because of Israel’s siege. Israel should allow aid into Gaza.”

Israel has allowed goods into Gaza regularly throughout the “siege”. Palestinians have been able to complement these deliveries with supplies smuggled through hundreds of tunnels (of course, they would likely be able to bring in even more food had they not used the tunnels to smuggle in missiles.).

The day before operation “Cast Lead” got underway, Israel allowed dozens of trucks carrying aid to enter the Strip. On Tuesday, another 100 trucks – double the normal number –are expected to enter Gaza after Defense Minister Barak approved the move.
In short, Israel is allowing aid into the Strip (but guess who has kept Gaza crossings mostly closed thus far? That’s right, Egypt.)

Oh nonsense, are you seriously trying to suggest the economic strangulation Israel has forced Gaza under since Hamas won hasn’t played a major part in this escalation? You have an incredibly selective memory

4. “Why didn’t Israel just agree to renew the Gaza truce?”

First, what truce? Terror groups continued to fire rockets throughout the lull, even if somewhat infrequently, and even if the world didn’t seem to care too much. Nonetheless, Israel clearly declared that it is interested in extending the truce. Our top officials made it clear time and again.

Yet Hamas leaders clearly declared that the truce has ended on December 19th, and proceeded to bombard southern Israeli communities with dozens of rockets daily. In short, it is no wonder that even the Egyptians are blaming Hamas this time.

This is a joke, why didn’t Hamas continue with the truce, oh that little thing called the economic strangulation of Gaza might be the reason, again your selective re-writing of recent history suggests you actually work for the Education department of the Israeli embassy.

5. “But Hamas was elected democratically – why can’t Israel accept it?”

Although Hamas won the Palestinian elections, it took Gaza by force, in the process hurling rival Fatah members down to their death from high-rises and shooting others in the knees with the declared aim of maiming them. Some democracy.

In any case, Israel in fact “recognizes,” de facto, Hamas’ rule in Gaza, which is precisely why it is justified in attacking the Hamas-ruled Strip, recognizing that it is indeed being governed by a terror entity. Israel did not launch the operation because Hamas is in power there – rather, it did so because Hamas is a terrorist organization that has deliberately targeted civilians with thousands of rockets over the past 8 years.

Pffft – Max Power you are merely posting arse noise now, Israel has refused to acknowledge Hamas won and ‘put Palestine on a diet’ by economic strangulation. I’ve always found it hilarious that Israel brays so much about Freedom and democracy right up until a party wins they don’t like, then it’s a ‘terrorist’ organization. Hamas probably wouldn’t have won by such a massive landslide if Israel hadn’t brutalized Palestinians for 4 decades under a despicable occupation and had corrupted Fatah.

6. “Israel is targeting civilians.”

You mean to say that “one of the most powerful armies in the world” has been bombing Gaza for days, deploying massive air power, dropping hundreds of bombs, and ultimately killing a grand total of 50 civilians or so in the “most crowded place on earth?”

Yes that’s exactly what we are seeing Max Power.

There are two options here: A) The Israeli army is not targeting civilians, or B) Israeli pilots suck. We tend to go with option A.

Where as ‘we’ suggest that it’s C) The Israeli Army doesn’t give a fuck about civilian casualties.

Indeed, Israel goes to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties, by deploying precise ammunition and specialized techniques. In fact, nobody in the world does this better than the Jewish State.

Oh for the love of Christ, that last statement is so demonstrably wrong you have gone beyond farce. I think you need to pick a better Simpsons character Max Power, try Ralph Wiggum.