Curiously, one of those topics was brought up here by Don’s post about war.

From the point of view of the alpha-male Arab, these “shelters” are invasions of their patriarchal dominion. This in not merely the Muslim “shame” of a Dhimmi people who have declared their independence in the heart of Dar al Islam. This is the Arab shame of a man not being able to control the sexuality — and beyond that, the general behavior — of his women. All this talk from Israeli police about having meetings and making plans:

I mostly said and advocated that the enemies of the US are mortal and human, and therefore have weaknesses. Fears and such, that if exploited, can make them stop fighting (stop fighting via diplomacy that is).

What could you offer, was Don’s question. This is not so much an offer, but it is a threat. It is a threat that they have to pay attention to, because it is threatening their Weak Spot. If you threaten an opponent’s weak spot, they feel fear. Sure, they may attack you, but only if they think they can get away with it.

The Arabs may love death…. but we are better at dealing death than they are. And because we love life, we are able to preserve life by dealing death. And if we do so concerning the women of the Arab world… it becomes a different conflict. The Arabs have no compunctions about attacking our weak spots. Why should we? Why do we even?

Sa. The raw material of the ME, can be improved upon. Just as the raw material of Germany can be degraded and still not lose its original shape (which is a belief in orderIst doch alles in Ordnung, oder?)