The Year of the Underdog

Regarding the Isreali/Palestinian conflict, Ezra Klein asks today "Where's the strategy?" I'm not so sure there is a strategy other than bombing the fuck out of Muslims who Isreal wants to stop from launching mortars into Iseali controlled territories. I understand the complexity of the problems, more specifically who should govern Gaza, but like Ezra, I'm not so sure the Palestinian Authority is the right one to do so, especially if it is perceived the Palestinian Authority is in cahoots with the U.S. and Isreal. Hamas would never allow it. However, a larger problem created by Isreal's indiscriminate bombings is that the entire Arab world views this as a classic case of David and Goliath. Many in the U.S. and Isreal may want to ignore this, but the story isn't just a story to many Gazans. It is their perceived reality regardless and makes it extremely easy for them to illicit sympathy from countries like Iran.