As Iran gets closer and closer to a nuclear weapon Barrack Hussien Obama is busy getting himself entangled in another dead end attempt at peace in the Middle East.
What is he thinking? He has decided as many others before him that defusing middle east tensions will defuse radical Islam and weaken Iran somehow. In theory that might be possible in practical terms unattainable. So many presidents have attempted to broker peace in the Middle East and have failed. Obama has no chance.
The latest fray Is over building in Jerusalem in land captured after the six-day war almost 42 years ago. Those areas in Jerusalem will never ever be ceded to anyone. Everyone really knows that making this latest row a symptom of the chronic problem here. Israel is not and may never be accepted as a country in the Middle East.
The big question remains whether President Obama is capable of ordering the US military to strike Iran if all other attempts to convince Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions fail. Many fear the answer is no for the following reasons.
1. His name is Hussien and his father was Muslim, it will be very hard for him to attack a Moslem country even Iran
2. He promised the American people in his campaign that he would engage Iran and unlike his predecessor find a peaceful solution to the Iranian crisis. He would look very dumb attacking Iran after that.
3. As the world economy still teeters from the worst financial crisis since the great depression Obama will not want to paralyze the world economy by attacking or even blockading Irans oil shipments.
4. He has won a peace prize which was based on his attempt to reduce tensions with the Muslim world. Killing many Iranians would not reduce tensions in the Muslim world.
5. He really doesn’t like Israel and is not really concerned that Israel is the prime target of Iranian nuclear aggression.
Israel will need to face the Iranians alone, it won’t be pretty.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Paranoid
Here we go again
Why is it that some people always seem to feel that everyone is against them . Jews for instance feel that way. You can’t blame them after all as these words are written Israel seems to have very few friends at all. Even its so called biggest friend the United States has come out with the harshest rhetoric anyone can ever remember. What was the catalyst for all this? Israel continuing to build in its legal capital Jerusalem. In addition to the rebuilding of an ancient synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the old city.
Israel continues to establish its jurisdiction on its own land and the US and others try to tell her what to do.
If anything all this will backfire on Obama and company and will push back any type of settlement another 20 years. Is everyone sure Obama went to Harvard?
Why is it that some people always seem to feel that everyone is against them . Jews for instance feel that way. You can’t blame them after all as these words are written Israel seems to have very few friends at all. Even its so called biggest friend the United States has come out with the harshest rhetoric anyone can ever remember. What was the catalyst for all this? Israel continuing to build in its legal capital Jerusalem. In addition to the rebuilding of an ancient synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the old city.
Israel continues to establish its jurisdiction on its own land and the US and others try to tell her what to do.
If anything all this will backfire on Obama and company and will push back any type of settlement another 20 years. Is everyone sure Obama went to Harvard?
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Bibis headache
For lack of anything else to do apparently Joe Biden the Vice president of the United States has come and gone from Israel. He made a very emotional speech in Tel-aviv about how much he personally and the United states are committed to the security of Israel. It was a good speech. But that’s all. Nothing fundamental has really changed because of the speech, there have been many more before and will be many after. The fact that an announcement concerning a new building contract was revealed just as the vice president showed up is really trivial in the big picture of things. It has made Bibis life a bit more complicated for the while but the real issues stay the same. That is no real foreseeable agreement can be expected for the next 50 years or so. It is even highly doubtful after that.
Hillary apparently called Bibi to yell at him. Her memory is short. When her husband was president of the United States Yassar Arafat turned down an offer from then prime minister Ehud Barack for virtually the entire West Bank. A rather incredible concession that Barack may have used to test if the other side could agree to anything. They of course did not. The incredible effort by then President Clinton to reach some type of deal was wasted. The fault by almost everyone’s estimation was that of Arafat.
Hilary is barking up the wrong tree.
What do you want from a bitch.
For lack of anything else to do apparently Joe Biden the Vice president of the United States has come and gone from Israel. He made a very emotional speech in Tel-aviv about how much he personally and the United states are committed to the security of Israel. It was a good speech. But that’s all. Nothing fundamental has really changed because of the speech, there have been many more before and will be many after. The fact that an announcement concerning a new building contract was revealed just as the vice president showed up is really trivial in the big picture of things. It has made Bibis life a bit more complicated for the while but the real issues stay the same. That is no real foreseeable agreement can be expected for the next 50 years or so. It is even highly doubtful after that.
Hillary apparently called Bibi to yell at him. Her memory is short. When her husband was president of the United States Yassar Arafat turned down an offer from then prime minister Ehud Barack for virtually the entire West Bank. A rather incredible concession that Barack may have used to test if the other side could agree to anything. They of course did not. The incredible effort by then President Clinton to reach some type of deal was wasted. The fault by almost everyone’s estimation was that of Arafat.
Hilary is barking up the wrong tree.
What do you want from a bitch.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Middle East merry go round
Barrack and Joey are angry
I hate saying I told you so but I told you so.
Another wasted trip to Israel and another pointless round of talks. Some fights some disagreements. It doesn’t make any real difference. The Middle East stalemate is just that a stalemate that is here to stay. Johnson could not change it Nixon could not change Clinton could not change it and neither could all the rest. Obama will not and cannot change the reality on the ground.
The facts are that the sides are in disagreement in the extreme for the last 100 years. The core of the disagreement is that Israel is not wanted in the middle east. Period.
The Arabs ( even the moderate ones ) do not except the presence of Israel here. That fundamental issue has not changed.
The rest is hogwash.
I hate saying I told you so but I told you so.
Another wasted trip to Israel and another pointless round of talks. Some fights some disagreements. It doesn’t make any real difference. The Middle East stalemate is just that a stalemate that is here to stay. Johnson could not change it Nixon could not change Clinton could not change it and neither could all the rest. Obama will not and cannot change the reality on the ground.
The facts are that the sides are in disagreement in the extreme for the last 100 years. The core of the disagreement is that Israel is not wanted in the middle east. Period.
The Arabs ( even the moderate ones ) do not except the presence of Israel here. That fundamental issue has not changed.
The rest is hogwash.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Peace talks put off
Well that’s a surprise
The Arab league has announced that preliminary talks between the Israelis and Palestinans will not start as planned. Well that’s a surprise! We had thought that peace was at hand it was imminent and just around the corner.
The peace process is very similar to a soap opera, wherever you cut in it is always the same. The Israelis are ready for major compromises while the other side is balking and threatening. The latest reason for the balking has been a granting of building permits in a east Jerusalem suburb . The Palestinians think that at some point Israel will withdraw from all of east Jerusalem in addition to 99% of Judea and Samaria. The plain truth is that this will not happen, ever.
All these talks are doomed to go nowhere and doomed to lead to a new round of violence.
Sad but true.
The Arab league has announced that preliminary talks between the Israelis and Palestinans will not start as planned. Well that’s a surprise! We had thought that peace was at hand it was imminent and just around the corner.
The peace process is very similar to a soap opera, wherever you cut in it is always the same. The Israelis are ready for major compromises while the other side is balking and threatening. The latest reason for the balking has been a granting of building permits in a east Jerusalem suburb . The Palestinians think that at some point Israel will withdraw from all of east Jerusalem in addition to 99% of Judea and Samaria. The plain truth is that this will not happen, ever.
All these talks are doomed to go nowhere and doomed to lead to a new round of violence.
Sad but true.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Its getting boring
Ho hum here we go again
Some sort of peace negotiations are due to start next week on peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Whop de do.
What are not going to talk about?
The real issues, that are
1. Jerusalem
2. Refugees
3. Removal of settlements
4. A country/ autonomy without an army
They cannot discuss these issues as there is a complete stalemate on these issues and if talks start there they will end.
They will try to talk about issues like water infrastructure and commerce. Maybe even a transportation system or airport of some sort.
They likely will not even agree on these less divisive issues.
It’s a waste of time and will likely lead to a new round of violence when these fail.
Some sort of peace negotiations are due to start next week on peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Whop de do.
What are not going to talk about?
The real issues, that are
1. Jerusalem
2. Refugees
3. Removal of settlements
4. A country/ autonomy without an army
They cannot discuss these issues as there is a complete stalemate on these issues and if talks start there they will end.
They will try to talk about issues like water infrastructure and commerce. Maybe even a transportation system or airport of some sort.
They likely will not even agree on these less divisive issues.
It’s a waste of time and will likely lead to a new round of violence when these fail.
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