Posted on 04/09/2014 10:20:49 AM PDT by SJackson
WASHINGTON — — When has a secretary of state been involved in so many disastrous, self-initiated negotiations? First, John Kerry convenes — against all advice and holding no cards — Geneva negotiations to resolve the Syria conflict and supposedly remove Bashar Assad from power. The talks collapse in acrimony and confusion.
Kerry's response? A second Geneva conference that — surprise! — breaks up in acrimony and confusion.
Then, even as Russian special forces are taking over Crimea, Kerry goes chasing after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov — first to Paris, then Rome, then London — offering a diplomatic "off-ramp." Lavrov shrugs him off. Russia annexes Crimea.
The crowning piece of diplomatic futility, however, is Kerry's frantic effort to salvage the Arab-Israeli negotiations he launched, also against all odds and sentient advice. He's made 12 trips to the region, aiming to produce a final Middle East peace within nine months.
It is month nine. The talks have gone nowhere. But this has been a fool's errand from Day One. There never was any chance of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas concluding a final peace.
Now in the 10th year of a four-year term (there never was a re-election — he just stayed in office), Abbas doesn't have the legitimacy. With half of Palestine (namely Gaza) controlled by his rejectionist mortal enemy Hamas, he doesn't have the authority.
And he doesn't have the intention. Abbas openly refuses to (a) recognize Israel as a Jewish state, (b) yield the so-called right of return (that would flood Israel with millions of Palestinians, destroying the state demographically) and (c) ever sign any agreement that ends the conflict once and for all.
(Excerpt) Read more at articles.chicagotribune.com ...
In this instance we have an entire administration of maniacs.
Was at Gush Etzion junction earlier today. Markedly better relations between IDF boys and girls and Arabs they stopped. Everyone is secretly relieved that the piece talks went nowhere. If there had been progress, people would likely have started dying.
Oh, well. Where’d I put the Ouija Board?
Long Live The Jooos!
“All Oracles Seers and such Wanted”
“That’s right..President Buraq Hussein Obama is now looking for new Cabinet members Bureau Chiefs Etec etc...for the new new NEW...Pseudo Mystical Brigade”.....
Hitler originally had a whole truck load of mystics. Then they went around publicly claiming to be his mentors, and he had them all killed.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.