Soccer Dad

Apparently the US media is looking to expand. After having gone in the tank for Obama and unquestioningly covering him during the campaign leading up to his their successful victory, the Washington Post now has their eyes set on overseas.

According to the Post:

Having promised more active diplomacy in the Middle East, the Obama administration will have to grapple with how to advance its aims despite what could be fundamental disagreements with Israel's new leaders. One way to do so is to push for the conclusion by the outgoing Israeli government of a cease-fire with Hamas. Egypt was reported last week to be close to brokering a deal that would promise an 18-month halt in hostilities, the freeing of a captive Israeli soldier as well as hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, and the opening of Gaza border crossings. Such a deal could forestall the renewed military attack on Gaza that Mr. Netanyahu has been hinting at. It might also lead to an agreement between Hamas and Mr. Abbas that would restore a single Palestinian government.

The Washington Post thinks nothing of full democratic elections in Israel, or the fact that the increased mandate for the right-wing bloc indicates the renewed concerns of the Israeli people for their security in the face of rocket attacks from the terrorist group Hamas, whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel.

Instead, the editorial calls upon Obama to disregard what Israelis want, and instead resurrect the deals and understandings of a disgraced Prime Minister who acted with a single-digit approval rate. If the mind staggers at the hubris of the Washington Post, the editorial also blindly pushes for a cease-fire with Hamas, which--depending on the conditions--would give the terrorist group more authority and further opportunity to declare victory, while giving them the opportunity to rearm. The Washington Post has learned nothing from Israel's war withHizbollah. It also has the chutzpah to compare the release of Gilad Shalit with the release of what is euphemistically referred to as Palestinian prisoners--who actually will be Palestinian terrorists, and who knows how many will have blood on their hands. The editorial finds it preferable instead that Abbas and Hamas reunite--the latter a single-minded terrorist group. the former a weak and ineffectual leader: leave it to the Washington Post to declare such a deadly combination as something to be desired.