Israel: Just Another Middle East Menace?

The major obstacle to peace between Israel and  Palestine are the leaders of Israel and those who support their loose cannon strategy.  The leaders of Israel order so called preemptive strikes against the Palestinian people and kill innocent men, women and children in their attacks and then just shrug it off and say those things just happen in war. 

 

If one listens closely to their talk you would think Syria, Iran, Iraq, and the Palestinian people are responsible for the holocaust.  Israel is a nuclear power with stock piles of WMD.  They won't admit it and America and other world leaders don't talk about it, but it is a fact.  They refused to join the Non Proliferation Treaty that requires open inspections of Nuclear facilities but they want other nations to comply.  It is time for world leaders to demand that Israel join the N.P.T. ditto India and Pakistan.

 

The leaders of Israel are not friends of America.  They would love to see the U.S. go to war with Iran, just like the U.S. did in Iraq over WMD that did not exist.  They love when we adopt their preemptive policy regardless of the loss of innocent life.  They would like nothing more than for America to stoop to their level in order to justify their own actions.

 

The leaders of Israel like to use their military power with impunity.  That is an indication of unstable leadership, lack of moral values, and a disregard for human life.  They have created more terrorists with their actions much like our invasion of Iraq did.  If anyone has any doubts about the leaders of Israel I suggest reading the book "Body of Secrets".  It tells the story about Israel's attack on the United States' ship Liberty and acts of Israel against Egypt.

 

America needs a President who will reassess our relationship with the leaders of Israel.  And America needs a congress that will reassess what military equipment and supplies we sell to Israel.

 

Would another terror attack help the Republicans in '08?

Democratic Presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, has recently drew fire for suggesting that a terrorist attack on American soil between now and the 2008 Elections, would be a huge help to the GOP, stating:

"It's a horrible prospect to ask yourself, 'What if? What if?'...But, if certain things happen between now and the election, particularly with respect to terrorism, that will automatically give the Republicans an advantage again, no matter how badly they have mishandled it, no matter how much more dangerous they have made the world." Clinton then added that, "I'm the best to deal with that(terrorism)".

I certainly can see what sounds terrible about that statement. What Clinton said is one of those things that no matter how you phrase it, it comes out sounding awful. Yet, Clinton's assessment of what could happen might not be too far off, if there was, God forbid, another terrorist attack on the United States.

The thought of a terrorist attack being used for political gain is a real issue. The GOP is a master at making themselves appear strong and instilling fear in Americans. George Bush used that fear in 2004 to be re-elected. By making John Kerry appear to be weak on terrorism, and constantly bringing up terrorism in the debates against Kerry, Bush was able to make Americans feel like he, not Kerry would keep them safe. So while it is a rather awful sounding statement, it does have merit. The Republicans are already trying to fool the American people by calling democrats "weak on national security" and proclaiming that they would "give al-Qaeda a victory". I find it quite upsetting to see fellow democrats jump on Clinton for her remarks, when they know that, sadly, she is right. She has spent years fighting Republicans. She knows how they operate and knows how to beat them. My question is why did Clinton make this statement. It is a statement that to most people, should be obvious, the GOP try to use fear to their political advantage. Trust me, the Clinton campaign is well though out, she had planned to say this statement, it wasn't a mere slip of the tongue. It'll be most interesting to see if it can be figured out why she made this statement and how the whole situation will play out.