Musings 158--Israel's dust up

I guess that I have lived too long to be surprised by much. Israel's move into Lebanon is the typical dust-up that happens every few years. It just lets the Arab world know who the main army is in that area of the world.

It is hard to blame Israel, since Hezbollah has worked diligently to point thousands of rockets at them over the past six years. Israel last walked through Lebanon in the year 2000.

Our neocons, headed by Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard, are simply giddy. (Bill's daddy Irving is considered the founder of the neoconservative movement.) It has always been their goal to take over Iraqi and wipe out Hezbollah from southern Lebanon. Then, with that finished, to wipe out Iran and Syria.

Bunches of the Christian Right are also happy that the Jews are showing a little muscle. It all fits nicely into the end of time theory they have. The Rapture is coming, the Rapture is coming...Hi ho the derio, the Rapture is coming. By the way, the Rapture is a made-up word to describe the end times for the world as we know it. The Rapture lovers are a cheery bunch who have nothing to do but hope for better times by destroying a whole world. These are the same smucks that are against abortion because it is murder. Killing a whole world is just simply...ah, God's will.

Now what I don't understand is how the neocons and the Christian right can get along so well. But...they do. The neocons want to rule the world and the Christians want to leave it. It seems that these two groups would not get along. But...they do. The logic escapes me.

So when Israel has their little dust-ups every few years, both of these groups have orgasms that send shockwaves throughout the world. They both get a little too happy about death and destruction to suit me. I guess I should say: Give peace a chance. I guess...but, that saying is pretty much, you guessed it...dead!