Hamas War

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The New York Time's Roger Cohen, Wrong Again

There's no connection between Obama's success in passing his healthcare bill and the United States Middle-east agenda's chance of fruition.  The New York Time's Roger Cohen wrote an op-ed connecting the two issues.  Let's start with the two most obvious differences:
  1. U.S. President Obama's Healthcare Bill is an internal American issue.
  2. Israel is an independent foreign country.  Though it is legal according to the United States and Israeli laws to be citizens of both countries simultaneously, Obama isn't.  He has no vote in Israel and has neither a legal nor moral right to lobby/pressure the elected Israeli Government.
Barack Hussein Obama, Roger Cohen, Joe Biden, Tony Blair, Jimmy Carter etc do not know more than I do about what is best for the security and future of the State of Israel.  Another thing is that they don't live here.  I do.  If their policies are followed and it ends up a mistake, no skin off their backs.  As I already wrote, they don't live here.  They'll make some pretty speeches and help establish a memorial.

Another crucial point to ponder is that mediators are supposed to be sans opinions, impartial.  That eliminates the United States and all the diplomats and international organizations from such a role between Israel and the Arabs.  Peace between us and the Arab terrorists  will be achieved when the Arabs want peace, the real stuff.  Until then, any agreement or treaty isn't worth anything, because they'll break it.  The Pseudostinians' aka Palestinians' sic aim is our destruction; they negotiate to facilitate that end.  Just listen to them.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

you are right on a number of points. but obamas success on the internal healthcare front gives his cache. it means he can do stuff, and has the power to win an important victory. and so, based on this display of his power, feels his pressure on israel will be taken more seriously.
roger cohen is so often wrong, and sometimes ridiculously so, it hardly pays to read him. [ex: he wrote once of the 'charming' way iranians lie in negotiations.]

Batya said...

a, what's this "he can do stuff?" It's like saying that a great baseball player should be able to be a great basketball player.

Anonymous said...

okay, so he is a great baseball player. this is something we must deal with.

Yonatan said...

Great baseball players are great in their own minds and while they are on their field. O'bummer already had all the visions of grandeur that he needs in his mind to try to attempt anything he wishes. We don't play baseball here in Israel; his skill set is useless. Ignore the pressure, fight back and say what needs to be said, loudly.

Batya said...

Yonatan, exactamente! Baseball struck out here in Israel.