Two Strikes; One Passed Pitch

Here's the brilliant and cogent logic of the New York Times editorial team at work:-

History is unlikely to be kind to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel. He disastrously mismanaged the 2006 Lebanon war. And now, besmirched by financial scandals, he has announced plans to leave office as soon as a successor can be confirmed.

Mr. Olmert does, however, understand that a two-state solution with the Palestinians is vital for Israel’s security.

In other words, Olmert was a failure at two major, very major responsibilities: Israel's security and its public moral character.

But no problem, as long as he accepts the two-state solution (which is no solution and there are already four states involved I maintain), he's okay.

Geez.


And then, this there:-

The Gaza Strip, where about a million and a half Palestinians live, is in the hands of Hamas.

The militant group is currently observing a ceasefire with the Israelis. But it does not acknowledge Israel’s right to exist, condones terrorism and refuses to be bound by past agreements between Israel and the Palestinians.

Ah, so Hamas is still only "militant" and only "condones terrorism" but doesn't actually commit terror?

Geez.

I think they've struck out again.