Doesn’t the argument that the Red Army was already occupying Eastern Europe and therefore America had no choice but to recognize, codify and celebrate that fact run at least a little counter to the rage against the Israeli “occupation”? If it’s so obvious that having troops in a place confers title to that place, why should anyone think Israel should return to pre-1967 borders?

I don’t like — or agree with — the comparison of Israel to the Soviets, but the principle still holds.