Posted on 06/24/2002 12:48:28 PM PDT by RCW2001
Bush Middle East Speech Discussion Thread
I am too.
The President also understands the dire consequences for the entire world if all those who want war - win. He started the speech, didn't he, "for the sake of humanity"....
What men have had to look at such a prospect square on and come out with the calmness and coolness that we have just heard. I am telling you = and anybody else who wants to hear - this President has God's help. No human being going it alone could have given the speeches he has been forced to give at the critical moments - to the American People, to Congress after 9-11, in that Memorial service, and on and on - and this one.
I think we are seeing God's grace in action in this President's life and it is stunning to watch. Very humbling.
How long will antagonists start to complain about how this speech begs the question when will the U.S. will send troops?
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Quoted widely by us knuckle-draggin' right wing Christians.
That would have been a good policy to have adopted in 1967. Unfortunately, for the past 30+ years we have involved ourselves so heavily in the conflict that we cannot simply throw up our hands and leave. It would completely destroy our relationship with countries like Jordan, Egypt, Morrocco, and others whose cooperation we need in our fight against Al-Qaeda.
We need to bring about a settlement, and then, and only then, can we wash our hands of the conflict. Unfortunately, the Israeli lobby will never let us do that, but one can hope.
What we DON'T support is giving statehood to them as they currently live i.e., terrorism.
Did you sleep through the speech? Why do you insist on making others believe a lie? You aren't even going throught the trouble to take the president out of context. You are simply omitting all that the president actually said.
You heard that part exactly right.
The question remains will the US policy ambiguity of pre-emptive strikes at the PA be tolerated? Will Bush allow the Israelis to cross the border?
It must betrue of all of us who are in disagreement with her.
Ezekiel 38
"And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel," says the Lord GOD, "that My fury will show in My face.
The Madrid Conference Opening Speeches October 30-31, 1991.
Middle East Peace Conference
Mr. George Bush, President of the ...
Madrid Conference
...Just because the Perfect Storm came at the same time as the Madrid Conference...
Coast Guard Perfect Storm Images
The Real Perfect Storm Coast Guard Images From October 1991 A special From Coast Guard News. ...
The Perfect Storm
...And just because George looks like Gog...
RABBI WINSTON'S WEEKLY PARSHA PAGE
Parshas Lech-Lecha
http://www.neveh.org/
Excerpt:
Ha-ha-ha. That's not me laughing, that's Heaven laughing, for as the Yiddish expression goes (after translation, that is), Man plans and G-d laughs. In fact, someone wrote me and told me that George Bush would have attacked Afghanistan earlier had weather conditions not delayed him until the 22nd day of Tishrei. I can't confirm that fact yet, but it doesn't matter anyhow. The fact is that after weeks of preparation and deliberation, George Bush Jr. finally let loose on Sunday, October 7th. However, according to the Jewish calendar in Israel, it was already (just barely) Monday, 22 of Tishrei - Hoshana Rabbah - the one day of the year that G-d judges the gentile nations as well as the Jewish people.
One person tried to convince me the other day that the Teimani pronunciation of the word "Gog," is to say the "g" (gimmel in Hebrew), the same way we do when we say "George." Then, something happened to the "r" (raish in Hebrew) sound along the way, though I can't remember what. But, when he was finished, we had "Gog m'Gog" (George Bush Jr., son of George Bush Sr.).
It was a nice try, but for all we know, it is true. After all, it is unusual that the son should be president two terms later, just when another conflict in the Middle-East and Asia has quickly duplicated his own father's dilemma. And, it is even more unusual that the son should have the same name as the father, "George."
How we take subtle historical coincidences for granted, and brush them off easily only because they are not blatant enough four our liking. It's like taking an exam in school, and then getting up and going over to the examiner to complain, "Hey! I don't like this question. It doesn't indicate enough what the answer is!"
You have to appreciate that point, because it could have happened during Clinton's era, but didn't, as if it was waiting for George Bush Jr. to get into the White House, something he did only after great controversy. We forgot about that one already, didn't we? From a Torah point of view, such "suspense" is always a sign that Heaven is directly involved in the event in question, and that we, the Jewish people, are being given a chance to wake up and do teshuvah. The results, we are being told, are being made dependent upon our choice...
...Just because... Uh, never mind, I gotta run to the store before the hail starts falling,
Later!!!
I agree. They are more happy to see our economy in the tank than they have been about anything else. They detest our freedom.
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