Mini-me

O.K. so I seriously wish I lived in a time where I could read the news without coming across any middle eastern events. Come to think of it, I've been forced to read this stuff for almost my entire adult life.

The latest seems to be that the Israelis have experienced their first real defeat in a war with Arabs. They seem rather surprised that the Arabs are finally learning. My view in any case was that these guys were being suckered into a trap by the Hizbs and the Iranians. After all, Israelis have become too predictable. When the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems begin to look like nails. Hence the only solution Israelis have to any problem is to bomb as F-16s are their only tools. Unfortunately, with this kind of predictability comes weakness even if one is the biggest gorilla on the block.

Clearly the US is suffering from the same problem. Based on this common inability to reason, I recommend that Israel be declared the 51st state of America. Think about it. Israel is worth zilch in terms of oil, natural resources or industry, nor is it a huge market for US goods. Even so, it is an article of faith in the US that Israel must be supported even when actively sabotaging US interests. Now, such illogical attachment is only observed when countries are talking about their own territory. For example, the US would certainly be better off without Alabama, Mississippi or any of the Dakotas but woe betide any foreign power that tries to occupy these states. So, annex Israel and be done with it. Give regular Americans also the opportunity to shoot up a few Palestinians.

On that note, I sometimes wish someone would take Uttar Pradesh and Bihar off India's hands. But China refuses to invade and the Pakistanis unfortunately do not share a border with the good people of Patna and Dhanbad. Maybe...just maybe...if we can convince the US that there are some WMDs there...

Pipe dreams.