Bill Clinton and his infamous influences in history

Submitted by sara (United States), Sep 5, 2010 at 17:45

Great point. It's pretty amazing to ponder just how much impact Clinton has had in various parts of the world. Not only with his butting in to Kosovo and Bosnia and creating an emigration to European cities as you say (and all as a smoke screen to avoid having to discuss the intern under his desk)

But I also hold the man personally responsible for ruining Israel and Pal chances for any peaceful existence when he resucitated and brought back to life the nearly failed Arafat who had been banished (finally) from Lebanon after trying to incite civil war, and that after being banished from Jordan for doing the same. Arafat was in Algeria hidden away with no plan for success. And it was a peaceful time in Israel with her neighbors. Israelis and Pals worked with and for each other, visited, shared and lived in peace, somewhat.

Then good old Bill Clinton decides he has to do something extreme after the impeachment and humiliation of lying and cheating on his wife, so he resurrects arafat, forces Israel's hand and trots arafat back to Ramallah to waving cheering crowds. Soon after, the intifadas started, the corruption increased and the hatred started again. What a travesty.

If he could have left arafat languishing into oblivion, we would have a very different situation today. Clinton certainly put his mark on the Middle East and Europe too. One could almost claim he is to blame for much of the situation we are suffering today.

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