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Feeding sharks once again

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Submitted by Joe K. (United States), May 10, 2010 at 13:55

A few days into talks and this headline: "Palestinians report first Israeli violation of talks to U.S." If the U.S. wants to send a goodwill gift to Iran, this is it. This country, by proudly shooting itself in the foot (i.e. force-feeding peace between Israel and Pals), is showing its weakness in global affairs. By focusing on the Israel-Pal dispute, we are using it as a red-herring diversion from the "real war" that even Nixon recognized 30 years ago. The Islamic powers, the ones with oil, in other words, can only laugh at our self-destructive charade, as we scramble to offer the Pals, who other Arab nations hate, more promises for whatever. To gain those country's respect, we should be doing the opposite.

The absolute fastest way to force peace between them is for the U.S. to strongly support its ally, Israel, the only ME country that did not celebrate on rooftops and with gunfire after 9/11. We should do so without conditions of giving in to Palestinian demands for "more" of this, and "more" of that. Honesty would also help - the kind that explains that we are only in the region to secure the flow of energy, not to create mindless purple-thumbed democratic voters. Today Iraq again slaughters 67 of its own countrymen. The U.N. is hopeless and helpless.

The U.S. dems think that continuing to feed the sharks swimming around Israel they will become nicer, and maybe swim away. When in fact, it's been obvious for 50 years that the opposite happens. The U.S. is again playing the role of neutral 3rd party, trying to be fair and impartial between a close ally and a terrorist supporting nation, to walk the middle road. Unfortunately, walking on the line looks absurd when with Hamas on one side, Hezbollah on the other, and a potential nuclear overseer watching from above. The U.S. must fish or cut bait. Rushing to pay tribute to Pals while Iran is threatening hegemony is a waste of time. Israel is not shark food, and will not help secure the flow of oil, most of which is going to Europe and China in any case.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Obama proposals a disgrace [329 words]Richard StoeckerMay 20, 2010 18:24173160
Level Of Concern [77 words]Mark D.May 26, 2010 18:31173160
Dr. Pipe's Peace Plan [218 words]Mark D.May 12, 2010 15:13172629
The Talks [140 words]Mark D.May 12, 2010 15:09172628
Thoughts on the Start of Israeli-Palestinian "Proximity Talks" [79 words]Manuel Gee, Wilmslow, Cheshire, GBMay 12, 2010 08:04172625
Useless [9 words]DaveMay 11, 2010 09:02172562
Civility [210 words]Cherif El-AyoutyMay 11, 2010 02:45172542
Expel ... [40 words]aspaciaMay 10, 2010 20:42172535
PROXIMITY TALKS [116 words]nenette GrunbergMay 10, 2010 17:16172525
Where did they hold these "Proximity Talks"?...On the banks of the Jordan River. [62 words]M.D.May 10, 2010 16:24172523
American arrogance [43 words]Will ScottMay 10, 2010 14:42172519
Feeding sharks once again [360 words]Joe K.May 10, 2010 13:55172514
Your Article Gives Me the Shivers [401 words]John W. McGinleyMay 10, 2010 13:48172512
Dark Hour [388 words]Mark D.May 15, 2010 23:20172512
Mr Pipes is right on..trying to make peace with a "crocodile" only gets your arm chopped off as you try to pet him. [136 words]Benny zeeMay 10, 2010 13:32172510
Negotiating with Terrorists [196 words]Prof. Paul EidelbergMay 10, 2010 13:21172509
Proximity Talks [269 words]Tom CarewMay 11, 2010 07:01172509
"The Arabs know our telephone number" [154 words]Frank AdamMay 12, 2010 06:02172509
Why bother with Iran? [336 words]Ken Besig IsraelMay 10, 2010 12:45172506
"In contrast, the Israelis made a precedent-breaking concession not to build in their own capital city, a concession they will rue." [38 words]ThomasMay 10, 2010 12:15172503
Can't fathom the willful ignorance of history and lack of foreign policy US view [37 words]ThomasMay 10, 2010 12:10172502
Delay in construction [51 words]Zafar AbbasMay 10, 2010 11:37172497
The talks will fail, because the only thing the muslims want is Israel wiped out and all of the Jews dead ! [91 words]Phil GreendMay 10, 2010 11:32172496

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