Big questions of the day:

Is it possible to reconcile Israel and Palestine, much less Israel and Hezbollah?

Anything’s possible, but I find it highly unlikely.

Why are the United States and the United Kingdom the only nations championing Israel?

I have trouble trying to understand this one, but my best guess is that it has something to do with it being the holy land and Bush’s evangelicalism. The prophecy that Christ cannot return until the Jews are in possession of the Holy Land is what drives Evangelicals like Bush to care. The UK just seems to go along with whatever the US wants.

Will Iran get involved? Will this mean more American involvement? More lives lost? More hatred unfurled?

I don’t know, but if Iran gets involved, I think America will be involved. More lives are going to be lost and more hatred will be unfurled regardless of Iran’s involvement. It’s a sick sad world we’re living in.

I liked Braveheart and sort of liked The Patriot, but I thought that Rob Roy and The Rebel were better in each genre. I think that Thunderdome indicts Mel worse than anything he has said (We don’t want another hero…All we want’s to know the way home..). I probably won’t see his next movie because I’m not into psychotic chases through Mayan Jungles.

If the Passion functions as a hate film, it will be in Arab countries. The christians mostly purged Anti-semitism after wwII. They wouldn’t see the anti-semitic thrust of the movie. Hitchens’ post was right on that.

But I don’t think that anything could make Moslems more anti-semitic than they already are. Other asians just don’t care either way. So I tend to give Mel a pass. I pray that he sobers up. He apologized and abhored his remarks. I forgive him.

Let’s get back to worrying about Hezbollah, Aminijihad the mad, Hamas, Alquaida, and their co-jihadis and how the FR RS CH et al are chewing on our ankles while we try to fight mass murderers of us all…Jews, Christians, Secularists, Communists and even Moslems who don’t share jihadi sects and ideologies. These people are unashamed of their hatred.
Jihadis are armed and dangerous. Gibson is increasingly unarmed and sad.

Yes the first, no to the second.

“Why are the United States and the United Kingdom the only nations championing Israel?”

Because nobody lost votes in Europe or Asia by siding against Israel. Also, depends on what you mean by “championing.” Most of the public in the UK is against the Israeli action, and a good portion of Americans, as the perception is Israel has gone over the top.

“Will this mean more American involvement? More lives lost? More hatred unfurled?”

Yes, yes, and yes. Given all the jokers running the show, on all sides.