When Joe Scarborough begins criticizing Israel you know the PR situation is bad!!

[Pisces]

Joe Scarborough took aim at Israel's bombardment of Gaza on Thursday, saying that, despite his history of support for the country, he could not condone the killing of so many Palestinian civilians.

“This continued killing of women and children in a way that appears to be indiscriminate is asinine," he said, adding, "The United States of America, we cannot be associated with this if this continues. This is so bad, not only for the Israeli people, but for us."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/31/joe-scarborough-israel-gaza_n_5637408.html

He prefaces his statement by saying he could have had a golden key to Israel that's how much of a supporter he was in
Congress, but the indiscriminate killing of women and children has got to stop.

This is a short term victory for Israel. They have now planted seeds of doubt and distrust in their own allies. We need to stop
selling arms and giving them money during this battle. The world is watching Israel and we don't like what we are seeing.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. Joey Starbucks skeeves me out, but now and then he has a moment of clarity.

[Pisces]

2. That was my point in posting this video. He is the first Repub to criticize Israel. This is a PR

nightmare for Israel. I am sure that many will denounce Scarborough on the right because he works for MSNBC but
this has opened the crack for people to speak their minds.

It is a travesty what is happening. Imagine the PTSD that the surviving children will suffer in years to come. I hope more
people with the microphone find their conscience and speak some more truth on the air.

[steve2470]

3. stopped clock, good for Joe ! nt

[Sherman A1]

4. it's a start

I don't watch the show or care for Joe but this is a start.

[steve2470]

5. totally agree, now maybe other brave Repugs can speak out nt

[Pisces]

7. Even Geraldo said something about the killing of children and women on Hannity. How crazy is that

when tried and true conservative mouth pieces don't like what they are seeing. There has to be another way.

[Thinkingabout]

6. Scarborough spoke loudly after Sandy Hook, killing is not the winning way, put down the

Weapons and sit down and work this out in the middle east. Why should we continue to back Israel when it goes overboard like they are doing now. I bet if we threatened the cutoff of money they would be able to hear every word needed to settle the argument. It cost to be the boss.

[bigdarryl]

8. Most rethugs don't think Joe is a Conservative

Hannity calls him Joe the liberal

[Pisces]

10. They sure loved him when he was in office.

[magical thyme]

9. It is not indiscriminate. It is deliberate.

The Dahiya doctrine is a military strategy put forth by the Israeli general Gadi Eizenkot that pertains to asymmetric warfare in an urban setting, in which the army deliberately targets civilian infrastructure, as a means of inducing suffering for the civilian population, thereby establishing deterrence. The doctrine is named after a southern suburb in Beirut with large apartment buildings which were flattened by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 2006 Lebanon War. Israel has been accused of implementing the strategy during the Gaza War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahiya_doctrine

[Comrade Grumpy]

12. That sounds like crimes against humanity.

[Comrade Grumpy]

11. Our blind support for Israel's mass murder campaign does not serve the US national interest.

The whole world sees what we are doing.

[Pisces]

13. Andrew Sullivan is doing a great job of blogging about the Israel/ Gaza situation. Here is his take

on Scarborough:

http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/07/31/israels-moral-morass/

[4now]

14. People are learning that it is ok to criticize Israel

When Israel is indiscriminately murdering children.