Perfect analysis, Peter. Bush and Cheney's plan ended up being a recruitment program for jihadists throughout the world. Biden's current comments in support of Israel, with no mention of Israel's illegal occupation (and terrific suffering) inflicted on the Palestinians, is equally enraging.
Perfect analysis, Peter. Bush and Cheney's plan ended up being a recruitment program for jihadists throughout the world. Biden's current comments in support of Israel, with no mention of Israel's illegal occupation (and terrific suffering) inflicted on the Palestinians, is equally enraging.
It seems like Biden is beginning to understand that backing Netanyahu without regard to the Palestinians who will be killed in Gaza, and are being killed on the West Bank, may not be the best long term play. I think that's why we are seeing so many public statements cautioning against a ground invasion of Gaza. Given the backlash against anyone who makes public statements in support of Palestinian rights I'm not sure we are going to get much more. I've been saying it for years, being opposed to Netanyahu and his repression of the Palestinians is not antisemitic, it is anti-authoritarian.
Well put, Peter. But I think this has become a Lucha Libre match heading towards catastrophe. I think Biden needs to say basically what you've just said, and point out the dire outcomes that are possible, and get everyone to put their guns down for a talk.
Unless Biden acts fast I think he will lose any hope of being an honest broker as far as the Palestinians and the neighboring Arab countries are concerned. I am also very worried that we will see attacks on US interests both in the region and here at home because of the perception that Biden is backing Bibi unconditionally.
It seems to me that Biden is trying to thread the needle here: to show support for the Israeli people, the victims of this horrible attack, and also the Palestinian people, whom he has taken great pains to differentiate from Hamas. But I've been wrong plenty of times...
Perfect analysis, Peter. Bush and Cheney's plan ended up being a recruitment program for jihadists throughout the world. Biden's current comments in support of Israel, with no mention of Israel's illegal occupation (and terrific suffering) inflicted on the Palestinians, is equally enraging.
It seems like Biden is beginning to understand that backing Netanyahu without regard to the Palestinians who will be killed in Gaza, and are being killed on the West Bank, may not be the best long term play. I think that's why we are seeing so many public statements cautioning against a ground invasion of Gaza. Given the backlash against anyone who makes public statements in support of Palestinian rights I'm not sure we are going to get much more. I've been saying it for years, being opposed to Netanyahu and his repression of the Palestinians is not antisemitic, it is anti-authoritarian.
Well put, Peter. But I think this has become a Lucha Libre match heading towards catastrophe. I think Biden needs to say basically what you've just said, and point out the dire outcomes that are possible, and get everyone to put their guns down for a talk.
Unless Biden acts fast I think he will lose any hope of being an honest broker as far as the Palestinians and the neighboring Arab countries are concerned. I am also very worried that we will see attacks on US interests both in the region and here at home because of the perception that Biden is backing Bibi unconditionally.
I think he's trying to do that behind the scenes. But we'll know soon enough...
Perfectly put, Peter.
It seems to me that Biden is trying to thread the needle here: to show support for the Israeli people, the victims of this horrible attack, and also the Palestinian people, whom he has taken great pains to differentiate from Hamas. But I've been wrong plenty of times...