No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 

How long does the military support a failed policy?

The Washington Post has an extremely interesting article today. The Israeli government believes that the proper reaction to suicide bombings is massive military attacks. The military believes that they are counter-productive.

JERUSALEM, Oct. 30 -- Israel's senior military commander told columnists for three leading newspapers this week that Israel's military tactics against the Palestinian population were too repressive and were fomenting explosive levels of "hatred and terrorism" that might become impossible to control.

Question - does this have any ramifications for us in Iraq?
posted by Richard at 5:11 AM