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Quote by: Nono Well, then, time to stop displaying all this style, energy and flair when it comes to pumping them full of steroids, as the Israelis have been doing for two weeks.
You have a touching faith in Europe's ability to change one iota of what goes on re Israel/Palestine. Hell, what with Russia and China, Europe barely has any leverage over the Iranians.
Sorry to break it to a staunch isolationist like you, brien, but only the US is in a position to knock the necessary heads together. But what with a bunch of Armageddon freaks running US foreign policy, it simply ain't gonna happen. |
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You have a touching faith in Europe's ability to change one iota of what goes on re Israel/Palestine. Hell, what with Russia and China, Europe barely has any leverage over the Iranians.
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Last time I looked , Russia was in Europe. If Russia were to attempt to tame Iran, China would surely be in the minority. It wouldn't matter what they did or did not do.
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only country that can broker the peace, it hasn't been able to do it in 60 years so far, so what makes you think they can do it now, with or without GWB?
No, Nono, we need a fresh approach in the Middle East. One that perhaps has US input, but only in a advisory role. I will stand with the CATO Institue's take on the Middle East.
Cato Scholar Comments on the Crisis in Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise trip to Beirut on Monday to discuss the current conflict with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Rice then also met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank. Christopher Preble, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, comments, "While there is more than enough blame to go around, the U.S. government should be focused right now on providing safe passage out of the war zone for all Americans who wish to leave. Beyond these immediate concerns, American policymakers should avoid further entangling the United States in the conflict."
It appears I am not the only "staunch isolationist" around.
