Hamas War

Monday, September 6, 2010

Dumb! Dumb! Dangerously DUMB!!

One thing for sure, Israel isn't being governed by poker players.  We could use some on the team.  When negotiating one is supposed to keep one's cards close to one's chest and not let the world know what you have nor your strategy.





I've been searching for the poker scene in Five Pennies, the Red Nichols biopic starring Danny Kaye. There's a great scene in which his young daughter bluffs him, but I couldn't find it in English. Watch anyhow, since you know the "end" and can figure out what's happening.





There's an art to negotiations, very much like poker. Never give your bottom "red" line, because if you do, the other side will start from there and you'll lose from day one.


And if you plan any tricks, keep them secret. Don't publicize them in the media.  Silence is the key.  Israeli politicians, right, left and center talk much too much about their "dream plans" for "peace."

This is all so obvious to me; I just can't understand what a man of Binyamin Netanyahu's obvious intelligence and knowledge of history is doing.  Honestly, I don't think much of Ehud Barak's intelligence.  I'll never forget when he was Prime Minister and his admirers thought he was so impressive because he liked to take apart machines and put them together.  Well, that's not the sort of intelligence for a good effective Prime Minister or responsible administrator of any large organization.

Israel must demand a long, unlimited "time out" from all negotiations.  Time is our strength.  Let the Arabs come running and begging.  So far only Israel has shown any desperation or even mild interest in peace.  That means that regardless of whatever may be signed with the heavy-handed urging of the United States and Blair the final result will be more Arab terrorism and war.

If it takes another generation or more for the Arabs to want true peace, at least they will want peace.  You can't make peace with people who glorify war.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's not news that Israeli politicians are idiots - our political system only produces mediocre political hacks, it doesn't matter what party, it's the same low quality individual who goes into Israeli politics - when they're not just crooks or scumbags then they're just dumb. Most are just crap opportunists with no principles & no integrity.

smb said...

I agree, Israel has tried to make peace by negociating. When the arabs wanted Gaza it was given to them. And then Gaza is used to launch missiles into Isr. -- The arabs care more about killing the infidel than about peace

I believe that politicians can't help us. We already have a solution written in the Torah. Like in Tehillim 81:14-15, 'If only My people would listen Me..., I would subdue their enemies..
Imagine the impact our teshuva and prayers can make

Anonymous said...

maybe n. knows what he is doing. maybe he knows peace is not possible with this bunch, so he may as well negotiate and look good, etc.
i believe gaza was given up without negotiations.

Batya said...

a, it's not the Israeli political system which is guilty of producing such amoral, egotistic, selfish and idiotic politicians. America's aren't getting any better or wiser. The talents needed to get elected in the modern world aren't the same as the talents needed to govern wisely.
smb, that's it, but we still need good leaders to convince the people that the Torah's the way.

Batya said...

a2, bibi is playing with a very dangerous fire. He's risking the continued existence of this country.

Anonymous said...

What if There Really was a War and We Pretended it was Peace?

Batya said...

That's the situration, Shy