Peace in Our Time!

In a riveting review of Speilberg's new movie Munich, the American Thinker writes:

Steven Spielberg describes his movie as a “prayer for peace.” Although he defines the enemy as “intransigence,” he refers to the “implacable resolve” of the agents who hunted down the PLO assassins. According to Webster, “implacable” means “incapacity for appeasement.” Is Spielberg hinting that it is Israel’s incapacity for appeasement that drives the Jihad? Is he implying that if only Golda Meir had appeased the terrorists this one time in 1972 – like Chamberlain appeased Hitler at Munich in 1938—there would be no modern-day conflict? Is he suggesting that Israel’s vengeance triggered the 3rd act of the 1400-year old Jihad? Is he stating that America – like Israel – is to be reviled for affirming the sanctity of life? Or is he condoning that America and Israel are to be hated for defending freedom?

The piece is long but worth the read. It provides a great refresher on the links between The Final Solution and 21^st century Jihad while it speaks to the overall problem of moral relativism and the ongoing debate between Churchillists and Chamberlainists so to speak.