Posted on 05/29/2010 6:59:33 AM PDT by markomalley
UNITED NATIONS — After 15 years, Arab nations finally won agreement from the United States and the other nuclear powers to take the first step toward banning nuclear weapons from the Middle East. Now, the next move is Israel's.
Although the U.S. joined the 188 other member nations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on Friday in giving a green light to a conference in 2012 "on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction," senior U.S. officials appeared to backtrack afterward, setting several conditions for the talks to go ahead.
Taking the toughest line, U.S. National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones said in a statement Friday night that the United States has "serious reservations" about the 2012 conference and believes Mideast peace and full compliance by all countries in the region to their arms control and nonproliferation obligations "are essential precursors." The compliance demand appeared to be aimed at Iran, which the U.S. believes is pursuing a nuclear weapons program despite Tehran's claims its only goal is nuclear power.
Jones also strongly defended longtime U.S. ally Israel, which was singled out for not being a member of the NPT. He said the United States "deplores" the naming of Israel which puts prospects for the 2012 conference "in doubt." As a cosponsor of the conference, Jones said the United States will ensure that it will only takes place "if and when all countries feel confident that they can attend."
The Arab proposal for a WMD-free zone — to pressure Israel to give up its undeclared arsenal of perhaps 80 nuclear warheads — was endorsed by the 1995 NPT conference but never acted on.
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If Obama keeps meddling in Israel’s affairs, I believe God is going to strike him down and I sincerely hope He does.
Israel should give up nuclear weapons the day after the USA does.
Then we can all die together.
Psalm 109, huh?
The bottom line is that we agreed to it.
That one works for me!
Taking the toughest line? Who are these jokers kidding? Israel is the focus of this. Pure and simple, the other Middle-Eastern players want an Israel they can walk in and occupy and exterminate with no negative ramifications for them.
Our present leaders will be perfectly comfortable with that.
What need would there be for this conference, if it weren’t for Israel being capable of taking care of itself.?
If anyone is thinking this is focused on Iran, they’re not playing with a full deck.
I am not sure who said it first, but it still rings true today:
"If the Arabs laid down their guns, there would be no more war. If the Jews laid down their guns, there would be no more Jews"
Israel’s enemies are resolved to the total destruction of Israel and genocide. When the bammer sides with them, he’s approving of the second holocaust, like a true fascist.
obama doesn’t have the balls.
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