Another new year, another flair-up in the dreary, dysfunctional Middle East. It's a five thousand year-old conflict that no politician will ever solve...yet a headline caught my eye that suggested the possibility of a real and lasting peace. According to this article, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered clarification...and an intriguing ultimatum!
On a visit Thursday to a southern Israeli city recently hit by more-advanced Palestinian rockets, Olmert said the military was doing all it could to avoid civilian casualties. "We will treat the population with silk gloves, but will apply an iron fist to Hamas," said Olmert.
Catch that? Abandoning the use of conventional military strikes, Israel will instead send a kung-fu superhero to defeat the terrorist forces of Hamas!
Oh...wait. Olmert's "iron fist" phrase wasn't capitalized, was it? Dang...just when the world seemed ready for the dawn of Kung-Fu Diplomacy!
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I'd LOVE to see 'ol Danny Rand -- not to mention ALL of Marvel's heroes -- kick Hamas's ass ... not to mention Hizbollah, al Qaeda, et. al. ...
Posted by: Hube | January 03, 2009 at 01:35 PM
I remember that issue!
That was the one where Iron Fist finally took on comic writer Larry Hama and his family.
Posted by: Greg Scott - All American | January 03, 2009 at 11:47 PM
You know, I've been wondering how Silk Glove has been doing all this time. Last I heard, she was working the Vegas circuit. Good to know she's still getting work.
Posted by: greyman24 | January 05, 2009 at 09:10 AM