What's all the fuss about 1559?..
..That would be UN resolution 1559. w, who really puts the 'dip' in diplomat, and the entire RWEC(Right Wing Echo Chamber) is now demanding that UN resolution 1559 be enforced prior to any cease of Israeli military operations.
Essentially, resolution 1559 calls for the disarming of Hezbollah, and a return of the Lebanese army to the border in southern Lebanon.
Big problem. Hezbollah has the overwheming support of the Lebanese people. Who knows if the Lebanese army can and/or will, do anything to force Hezbollah's hand?
Next issue.
Just today, Israel rejected the UN's call for a three-day cease-fire to get supplies in, and allow civilians to leave the war torn south.
This isn't just. It's crazy.
Israel needs to garner support from the world community. w, awaiting eschaton, and the UK are the only players that currently support Israel's continued actions. Expect the UK to drop support as Israel denies common Lebanese in the south even the luxury of potable water. Maybe.
Then there is the issue of standards. One for Israel, one for everyone else(excluding the US and the UK).
That lefty rag The Economist noted the double standards the US had between Iraq and Israel during the run-up to the Iraq war redux.
Remember UN resolution 242?
Wasn't that quaint?
Well, Iraq was in compliance. It's just that the US lapdog press and the w administration said otherwise.
In addition to the wordy Economist article above concerning Iraq and Israel, there is a much longer history of the US treating Israel with a different standard. This is not a left, right, or center issue. It is simply a fact. An embarrassing political fact, but a fact nonetheless.
A list? Okay.
A very brief history of UN resolution violations..other than Iraq..'cuz they're now the 51st state.
Read the whole piece. Especially the bottom regarding the US being the sole dissenting vote in a large number of instances. It also shows that at one time the US had a much more even hand in foreign affairs. Not anything to be particularly proud of, mind you, but more just.
I think it clearly demonstrates a need for a diplomat the likes of John Bolton to defuse. Yes, he's the guy(reeks of sarcasm more than some good 'skunk').
Lest anyone think I am an anti-semite, I can only assure you that I am not. I am critical of some Zionist policies, but that's a political difference of opinion, not an 'I wear a white hood' racial statement. There is a huge chasm between the two.
I am critical of all governments from Afghanistan to Zimbawe. So Israel isn't at all special in this regard.
If the west really wanted peace, we'd act accordingly. Our leadership simply doesn't care about peace.
Essentially, resolution 1559 calls for the disarming of Hezbollah, and a return of the Lebanese army to the border in southern Lebanon.
Big problem. Hezbollah has the overwheming support of the Lebanese people. Who knows if the Lebanese army can and/or will, do anything to force Hezbollah's hand?
Next issue.
Just today, Israel rejected the UN's call for a three-day cease-fire to get supplies in, and allow civilians to leave the war torn south.
This isn't just. It's crazy.
Israel needs to garner support from the world community. w, awaiting eschaton, and the UK are the only players that currently support Israel's continued actions. Expect the UK to drop support as Israel denies common Lebanese in the south even the luxury of potable water. Maybe.
Then there is the issue of standards. One for Israel, one for everyone else(excluding the US and the UK).
That lefty rag The Economist noted the double standards the US had between Iraq and Israel during the run-up to the Iraq war redux.
Remember UN resolution 242?
Wasn't that quaint?
Well, Iraq was in compliance. It's just that the US lapdog press and the w administration said otherwise.
In addition to the wordy Economist article above concerning Iraq and Israel, there is a much longer history of the US treating Israel with a different standard. This is not a left, right, or center issue. It is simply a fact. An embarrassing political fact, but a fact nonetheless.
A list? Okay.
A very brief history of UN resolution violations..other than Iraq..'cuz they're now the 51st state.
Read the whole piece. Especially the bottom regarding the US being the sole dissenting vote in a large number of instances. It also shows that at one time the US had a much more even hand in foreign affairs. Not anything to be particularly proud of, mind you, but more just.
I think it clearly demonstrates a need for a diplomat the likes of John Bolton to defuse. Yes, he's the guy(reeks of sarcasm more than some good 'skunk').
Lest anyone think I am an anti-semite, I can only assure you that I am not. I am critical of some Zionist policies, but that's a political difference of opinion, not an 'I wear a white hood' racial statement. There is a huge chasm between the two.
I am critical of all governments from Afghanistan to Zimbawe. So Israel isn't at all special in this regard.
If the west really wanted peace, we'd act accordingly. Our leadership simply doesn't care about peace.
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