Posted on 02/05/2013 8:41:35 PM PST by Nachum
Today came news that (1) John Kerry made lengthy phone calls to Israeli and Palestinian leaders even before starting work at the State Department on Monday and (2) President Obama will visit Israel in March or April. No one should doubt that, as in Obamas first term, brow-beating Israel into making concessions to the Palestinians will form the core of the Obama-Kerry outreach. As Groucho Marx said, in Horse Feathers, when explaining why he was offering a pep talk to the opposing team, my team wont listen to me. The Palestinians dont listen to Obama; Israel must, to some degree.
Kerrys statement on the subject was particularly lame. He opined:
We need to try to find a way forward, and I happen to believe that there is a way forward. But I also believe that if we cant be successful, the door, window, whatever you want to call it, to the possibility of a two-state solution could shut on everybody, and that would be disastrous.
So much hackery in so few words. First, Kerry fails to explain why he believes a door or window is open, given the other futility of the peace process during Obamas first term. Second, he fails to explain why it would close if not entered right now. Third, he fails to explain why the negation of a two-state solution would be disastrous.
The former Senator is simply recycling cliches that have been around for decades. One can easily imagine a successor Secretary of State making exactly the same statement ten years from now. There is nothing unique about today that supplies the urgency Kerry posits nothing, that is, except a U.S. president who is eager to stick it to Israel on behalf of the Palestinians.
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Hand on cuz it's 'going to be a bumpy ride'
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Just like American blacks who overwhelmingly voted for obammy and now bitch about their very high unemployment.
American Jews voted overwhelmingly for obammy and the get what they deserve.
Buh Bye Israel.
Just like American blacks who overwhelmingly voted for obammy and now bitch about their very high unemployment.
American Jews voted overwhelmingly for obammy and the get what they deserve.
Buh Bye Israel.
I would not be surprised if Obama and his cronies have just organized thousands of converted railroad cars and the purchase of brick making plants across America.
Absolutely without a doubt Obama does NOT care about a trouble free existence of Israel in America, whatever it takes as long as he is dictator he will punish the Jews.
“We need to try to find a way forward, and I happen to believe that there is a way forward. But I also believe that if we cant be successful, the door, window, whatever you want to call it, to the possibility of a two-state solution could shut on everybody, and that would be disastrous.”
Keep saying it Kerry. Keep saying how much of a failure Hillary was as Secretary of State. That is what you are saying here.
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