The Democratic leadership's strident support for the ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip underscores how the Democrats suffer from the same illusions as the outgoing Republican administration: that placing an Arab territory under debilitating sanctions that punish the population as a whole, bombarding heavily populated civilian areas -- resulting in widespread casualties among innocent people -- and invading and occupying territories with a long history of resistance to outsiders will somehow lead to greater moderation from those afflicted.

The reality is that Israel's war against Hamas and the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip is no more likely to result in more rational and compromising positions from the Palestinian side than the firing of rockets by Hamas into Israel will lead to more rational and compromising positions from the Israelis.

As a result, the hard-line militaristic position of the Democratic Party does not bode well for a more enlightened Middle East policy after eight disastrous years under President George W. Bush.

On Capitol Hill, resolutions are being prepared in the House and Senate to defend the Bush administration's policy of unconditional support for the Israeli assaults, which as of this writing have led to the deaths of 500 people, at least one-quarter of whom were civilians. Unless there is widespread public opposition, it appears that the overwhelming majority of congressional Democrats will vote along with their Republican colleagues in favor of these resolutions, thereby giving Israel a blank check to continue the carnage and, as a result, give Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups the excuse to continue their attacks against Israeli civilians as well.

Democrats Goad Israel Into War

In June, 38 of 49 Democratic senators -- including Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton of New York -- wrote a letter (PDF) to President Bush that Americans for Peace Now, a moderate Zionist group, warned would build "a defense, in advance, for a large Israeli military offensive in Gaza." The letter also urged the Bush administration to block any U.N. Security Council resolution critical of Israel, claiming that United Nations opposition to Israeli attacks against crowded urban areas constituted a refusal to "acknowledge Israel's right to self-defense." An almost identical letter in the House, drafted by House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., received the signatures of 150 of the body's 230 Democrats.

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The United states fights terrorism.It doesn't support it.

looks to me like we create terrorists by our one sided policies.

Somehow I don't remember Hamas every mentioning the United states.Terrorism has been in the Muslim bible since the start.Where do you think they get these crazy ideas of dying a martyr and getting 72 virgins.Once again your logic is shot.

let em fight it out.... we don't have the troops to support Israel... and we have enough problems of our own to contend with... they have been bickering for years.... If we stay out we might get oil. While our crack team of scientists figure out a way to be less dependent on it. oh yeah, i am a registered republican... no safety net!

Oh boy do you think we are creating more terrorists in iraq an afghanistan and now gaza? do you think the problembs are getting better or worse? instead of haveing a small marginalised group of terrorists we have made them mainsteam by our aggresive actions. time to get ready for work you can have the last word

No way!Terrorism is a dying breed.From Afganistan to Iraq they know they are losing.That's why the United states hasn't been attacked in the last 7 years.

A dying breed? Seems to me that it's possible that those socalled terrorists have plenty of American targets right in their own backyard now.

As far as the United States not being attacked in the last 7 years, are you stating we haven't been attacked since the false flag on 9/11?

The United States trains, creates and funds terrorists.

If you don't think so look into the support we gave the fighters in Afghanistan when the Russians were there. Look who they've turned their attention to now.

Oh and the United States has been attacked in the last seven years just not on American soil.

The appalling lack of response to this Israeli action from the Dems pisses me off. Does it surprise me? Not in the least...

All you have to do is research "The School of The Americas" and you'll know what we've been up to.