The destruction of Gaza is making Israel less safe and the U.S. less respected. Kim Jong-un reminds us that the Middle East isn't the only threat we face.
I believe President Biden is a victim of his 40 plus years in government and is locked into cold war policies when the Middle East was a proxy for Soviet/US competition. The world has changed and support of Israel should be longer be automatic. Inflicting 70000 casualties in Gaza is an abomination and deserves condemnation regardless of the original reason.
As to Korea I am not sure what is to be done. How do you bring them into the community of responsible nations when their internal policies on human rights are despicable? Past administrations have tried food, oil, sit down meetings, etc. I believe that China has to play the major role and its doubtful they will do so in the immediate future.
If this were occurring on any other place on the face of the earth, we would be leading the charge for cessation of hostilities. If even posit the argument that we’d consider creating a no-fly zone ( Syria, Bosnia?) if the victims weren’t Palestinians and the aggressors weren’t Israelis.
I’m afraid that the President has lost his moral authority and credibility here. How can he argue forcefully for stopping Putin’s aggression in Ukraine while he’s shipping arms to Israel? In LBJ’s woods, that dog won’t hunt.
The thought that he could strike a
bargain with Iran to limit its march towards nuclear weapons was a pipe dream…now, it’s gone forever.
This is a textbook lesson on how to squander hard earned goodwill and credibility. History will not treat us kindly for our participation in this debacle.
I believe President Biden is a victim of his 40 plus years in government and is locked into cold war policies when the Middle East was a proxy for Soviet/US competition. The world has changed and support of Israel should be longer be automatic. Inflicting 70000 casualties in Gaza is an abomination and deserves condemnation regardless of the original reason.
As to Korea I am not sure what is to be done. How do you bring them into the community of responsible nations when their internal policies on human rights are despicable? Past administrations have tried food, oil, sit down meetings, etc. I believe that China has to play the major role and its doubtful they will do so in the immediate future.
Joe-Welcome back! We did miss you.
We should all listen to our elders.
If this were occurring on any other place on the face of the earth, we would be leading the charge for cessation of hostilities. If even posit the argument that we’d consider creating a no-fly zone ( Syria, Bosnia?) if the victims weren’t Palestinians and the aggressors weren’t Israelis.
I’m afraid that the President has lost his moral authority and credibility here. How can he argue forcefully for stopping Putin’s aggression in Ukraine while he’s shipping arms to Israel? In LBJ’s woods, that dog won’t hunt.
The thought that he could strike a
bargain with Iran to limit its march towards nuclear weapons was a pipe dream…now, it’s gone forever.
This is a textbook lesson on how to squander hard earned goodwill and credibility. History will not treat us kindly for our participation in this debacle.
Tom