Tuesday, January 13, 2009
I've been searching for an article that can describe what's going on in Gaza in what appears to be an objective lens.
I think I've found one that at least present both perspectives to a certain degree. It's from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which is a bipartisan foreign policy think tank in Washington, DC.
THE WAR IN GAZA
Tactical Gains, Strategic Defeat?
Anthony H. Cordesman
Here's a quote that I think outlines the crux of the issue:
The fact remains, however, that the growing human tragedy in Gaza is steadily raising more serious questions as to whether the kind of tactical gains that Israel now reports are worth the suffering involved. As of the 14th day of the war, nearly 800 Palestinian have died and over 3,000 have been wounded. Fewer and fewer have been Hamas fighters, while more and more have been civilians.
The article's answer is, no, the gains are not worth the suffering. The reasoning behind that answer covers a somewhat moderate, academic perspective.
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