Posted on 10/21/2023 8:17:48 PM PDT by 11th_VA
(2011 editorial)
I have always been fascinated by the timeless parable of the scorpion and the frog. It’s a short yet powerful warning about the often immutable nature of certain beings. In this case, the deadly and incontrovertible nature of evil.
As the story goes, a scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a body of water, since the scorpion cannot swim. The frog then rightly asserts that doing so would put its life at great risk, as the scorpion is known to lethally sting other creatures, sometimes without provocation.
To counter the frog’s argument, the scorpion insists that by stinging it, both of them would drown – therefore, logic would dictate that harming the frog would be definitively self-damaging and counterintuitive.
Satisfied with the scorpion’s reasoning, the frog agrees to the tenuous proposition
As the two reach the mid-point of their journey across the water, the scorpion reneges on its promise, and indeed stings the trusting frog, resulting in their mutual demise.
After the scorpion injects the frog with its venom, the frog asks it why.
The scorpion famously replies: “Because it’s my nature.”
THE POWER of this story lies in its truism that certain behaviors are as inherent as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west – and no matter what people say, how well they are treated, or how illogical, barbarous or self-defeating their behavior is, ultimately they will do what comes naturally. Consequences be damned.
I bring up this allegory because it is more than fitting to describe the consequences of releasing the hundreds of murderers and their accomplices from Israeli prisons in last week’s historic 1,027:1 Gilad Schalit prisoner swap.
While I fully support Gilad, and our government for ensuring his release, I also fully recognize the gravity of letting deadly animals out of their cages...
THESE UNREPENTANT convicted killers – who were feted with a hero’s welcome by their adoring countrymen, and no doubt plan once again to pursue their depraved notion of “martyrdom” – would be wise to note the Talmud’s doctrine of the use of preemptive, lethal force. The Talmud teaches: “If someone comes to kill you, arise and kill him first.”
That said, here’s some fair warning for our would-be recidivist attackers: We will come after you with a controlled force and efficiency you cannot begin to imagine before you harm another hair on the head of one more of our children, women and men.
One difference between you and us is that while you praise your God when you attempt to murder us, our soldiers will beg for God’s mercy when they wipe you off the face of the earth.
IN ALL practicality, the question now is not if the released terrorists will return to their nature, but when.
The reality is that Hamas holds over 200 hostages. No doubt Hamas has made it clear that once the invasion of Gaza commences, those hostages will be murdered.Hence the delay of the invasion while “negotiations” seceretly proceed. Imagine the angst that Netanyahu is experiencing. He knows that once he orders the invasion to begin that not only will the hostages be killed but his young, enthusiastic but combat inexperienced soldiers will face grueling urban combat and will take significant casualties. He also knows that this colassal intelligence failure and inadequate border security for whatever reason, happened on his watch. Likely that within a year he will leave office forever and in his heart will consider himself a failure.
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Good summary - Bibi got blindsided … I still wonder if WE or someone else had intel and withheld it …
The only way that Hamas accumulated that large arsenal within Gaza was through Egypt. Suspect many bribes were paid to Egypt to allow this tranfer through their territory. Egypt is good at playing both sides. It has a cold peace with Israel, takes huge amount of aid from the US but its sympathies and history lie with people liks Hamas. Also hard to believe NSA and the CIA did not realize what was happening and the imminent threat.
Aesop’s Fables are now considered Politically Incorrect and forbidden knowledge that are off limits in our school system.
Reminds me of this old Fractured Fairy Tales about Androcles and the Lion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-CZK357jM0
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