Sharon's blow to Bush's plans

Financial Times ^ | April 14 2002 20:34 | Quentin Peel

[whadizit]

Me thinks it may be time to reassess our dependence on Arab support! We are being held hostage by them, and now it is time to tell them what to do and not visa-versa!

[Masada]

So what's the surprise? Sharon said months ago that he would not allow Bush to play Neville Chamberlain and surrender Israel to the latter Hitler, Arafat. At moments like this, when Israel's future is in the balance, the last thing the free world needs is a president who doesn't know his true friends.

When the time comes to attack Saddam, Israel and the U.S. can move together toward Baghdad on a road paved with the rubble of Ramallah. Who needs Arab "allies"?

[aimhigh]

This article is a little presumptious to assume it knows Bush's plans, and to assume Bush is even ready for an attack on Iraq. Actually, Sharon is giving Bush a blessing by taking the press off the Afghan war until it's finished. If Sharon makes the right move, then we can join Isreal in a realistic defeat of the Arabs.

[Alberta's Child]

Interesting comment -- I think there are quite a few people in the U.S. government who are starting to reassess our relationship with Israel.

[Masada]

This article is a little presumptious

Presumpuous? No, It's the essence of ignorance. The writer chooses to ignore that the relationship between the USA and Israel is more than strategic or political, it is one written in blood.

Once before, the US neglected its reponsibilities to the Jews, turning away refugee ships so that the occupants could be sent to the death camps and then refusing to bomb the camps themselves.

Thank all that is holy that there will be no more betrayals. Bush can prevaricate and waver but, ultimately, he knows where his obligations reside -- unlike FDR.

[a_witness]

Europeans do not think they are at war,
they are simply reliving their memories from the 1930s.

[whadizit]

"ARAFAT DEMANDS ISRAELI PULLOUT" LOL!! The idea that we are even giving him a stage is so repulsive that I am getting "sweat rings".

[fella]

Never Again click here

[Alberta's Child]

If Sharon makes the right move, then we can join Isreal in a realistic defeat of the Arabs.

A "realistic defeat of the Arabs" is a pipe-dream, especially when you consider that something like 60% of them are under the age of 18. This may be hard for people to accept in aging countries like Israel and the United States, but these Arabs are here to stay and will be a force to be reckoned with in the 21st century.

[whadizit]

"...reassess relationship with Israel"? Is that what you meant to say?

[krogers58]

I think the entire thrust of this artcle is to rile anti-israeli support within the US. At first they (the eurotrash) tell us they ( the palis) are not terrorists, but freedom fighters, then they try the ol' war crimes bit on us, and now they are attempting to tell us that Israel is the US's master.....pretty darn transparent, and completely dishonest of the author to make a play for american public opinion this way. But, what the heck, the majority of americans (sheeple) are pretty dumb, just look at the crap they bought about clinton...."it all about sex", "the 1000 fbi files were misplaced into the white house"...etc...so I guess we get what we deserve, when we allow ourselves to be led like sheep.....

[Alberta's Child]

Once before, the US neglected its reponsibilities to the Jews, turning away refugee ships so that the occupants could be sent to the death camps and then refusing to bomb the camps themselves.

The untold story about the U.S. "neglecting its responsibilities" during the 1930s and 1940s was that FDR was under a lot of pressure to look the other way. When you realize how much of this pressure came from American Jews, you'll understand why I take any comment that includes references to "responsibilities" like this with a grain of salt.

[Alberta's Child]

I'm confused -- Isn't that what I said?

[uncbob]

Arabs are here to stay and will be a force to be reckoned with in the 21st century.

As long as they have enough food to eat

[whadizit]

Mantra of 21st century: THE ARABS ARE COMING! THE ARABS ARE COMING!

[Lessismore]

I think the entire thrust of this artcle is to rile anti-israeli support within the US.

The Financial Times is sort of like the Wall Street Journal of London. It has more the tone of an older brother telling a younger brother that he's been staying out too late, drinking too heavily, and running around with the wrong kind of women.

[RamsNo1]

It would figure that a guy named Quentin would write a piece like this.