Posted on 03/18/2011 6:16:43 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is considering reaching out to the political elements in Hezbollah, the Washington Post reported on Friday, stressing that the at this stage it was an intelligence effort, not a policymaking one.
In an opinion piece appearing on the newspaper's online edition, columnist David Ignatius indicated that Washington was considering an effort similar to the one the U.K, implemented "during the 1990s with Sinn Fein, the legal political wing of the terrorist Irish Republican Army."
"That outreach led to breakthrough peace talks and settlement of a conflict that had been raging for more than a century," Ignatius wrote, adding that several U.S. officials were expected to endorse dialogue with political elements of both Hezbollah and the Taliban in an upcoming intelligence report.
Writing of the effect recent Mideast turmoil may have had on Obama's decision to accept these recommendations, the Washington Post writer said that the "political time bomb ticking away in the [intelligence report] is the question of whether the United States should seek some kind of direct or indirect engagement with Hezbollah — at least with its political wing."
"Officials who support this course argue that the organization is like the IRA or the PLO — with nonmilitary components that can be drawn into a dialogue," Ignatius added.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
We’ll be negotiating with the drug cartels down in Mexico soon...
Damned fools.
I’d hope we reach out to the point where we can get our hands around their throats.
“”implemented “during the 1990s with Sinn Fein, the legal political wing of the terrorist Irish Republican Army.””
Where on earth is there any comparison? Did Sinn Fein send terrorists around the world to behead people?
Heck! obozo may as well invite those murderers to join his administration. They could be one big happy family.
....possibly covering his bases for other leadership positions in case he has to prove anything about his past for the 2012 elections......
Increasingly, I thing the “War on Terror” will result in our unconditional surrender.
Increasingly, I THINK the “War on Terror” will result in our unconditional surrender.
Once again, Obama and co. throw Jews and Israel under the bus.
Ah yes.
What DOES 0baSoroJarrett (the Iranian) really mean by
Overseas
Contingency
Operation
?
The drug cartels have no political agenda. They’re vaguely leftist and contribute to leftist causes, but they’re basically criminal organizations making money for their capos (or the Latin American equivalent thereof).
While Hezbollah is criminal in its behavior, it’s a political organization with a political agenda: the imposition of Islamic rule throughout the ME and the destruction of Israel. The problem is that we have a US president who shares these goals.
Obama, go try and negotiate with the nearest mad-dog! You'll get just as much out of negotiating with a muslim.
One day Obama will understand that Islamist Muslims have a USE for him but they probably don't LIKE him.
I always thought Carter was the dumbest President; but I think Obama is.
Is this like the “outreach” they did to Gadaffi 3 years ago? I understand that deal is paying some real big dividends now.
We’re getting ready to schwack Libya, but we’re going to reach out to terrorist Hezbollah.
Amazing... truly amazing.
“Obama pals around with terrorists” Palin
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