the left's reaction to mideast strife

as forbes publisher rich karlgaard remarks on the stunning silence of the lefty blogosphere on national security issues, especially considering the events of the last week.

Nothing on Israel. Nothing on Iran's support of Hamas and Hezbollah. Nothing on Iran's nuclear program. Nothing, even, on the G-8 Summit.
And we're to think that the Netroots Left is a serious political player?

power line follows-up with the one lefty who attempts to address foreign policy (but often does so badly)

in a bit of apparent self-hatred, the WaPo's richard cohen advances a 'blame the victim' take on recent events. labeling israel "a mistake"--not just its actions/policies, but the entire nation. he includes all the apologist arguments--absolving evildoers of responsibility

There is no point in condemning Hezbollah. Zealots are not amenable to reason. And there's not much point, either, in condemning Hamas.

blaming the israelis

Whatever happens, Israel must not use its military might to win back what it has already chosen to lose

cohen fails to realize these pullbacks were meant to reduce the 'occupation' excuse for hating israel.

in typical lefty fashion, cohen criticizes while offering no solutions