Let's talk about Hamas

I don't have the time or patience today to write at any length about Hamas, but I do have the time and patience to copy and paste what someone else has to say:

"When the Israelis voted in veterans of terrorist militias like Yitzhak Shamir, Menachem Begin, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon, men not only committed to war and territorial expansion, but also opposed to recognizing Palestinians as human beings, much less as equal negotiating partners, I don't remember many people writing that this proved that Israelis as a whole were devoted to state terrorism, or that Jews as a race reveled in war and endless bloodshed. And what about we fine Americans? Aren't we responsible, as a people, for re-electing Bush and thus endorsing his war and torture doctrine? There are plenty of people worldwide who believe this and think, should we get hit again by a terrorist attack, that we have it coming. But try saying that in the American media and see where it gets you. Yet when it comes to the Palestinians, few flinch when comparable arguments are made."

Read it all here.