Senator Charles Grassley (Iowa) on Hamas' provocation.
The essence of Senator Grassley's response to a reporter's question on "The Talk of Iowa" broadcast 12/30/08 on Iowa Public Radio.
Question: Is Israel's response too much in response to Hamas rocketing into Israel?
Sen. Grassley: Hamas presumably doesn't want peace with Israel, so whatever their logic, Hamas tries to kill Israelis by lobbing rockets into Israel. Now, if they'd stop, Israel would not strike back at them in Gaza. But otherwise, what would you expect the Israeli government to do? It would be the same thing you'd expect President-elect Obama to do when he gets to be president. If Americans were being shelled, you'd expect him to defend America. If Israel is being shot at from Gaza by Hamas, Hamas should expect to be shot back at. I mean, that's just the way the world works.
