There are some who say that President O'Bama is "pressuring Israel" for more concessions. I disagree. The President is not pressuring Israel. He is scapegoating the Jewish State.
Any sentence the President utters that includes "Israel" and "borders" is problematic to Israel's enemies. Israel's enemies will resent it. President O'Bama knows that. Thus, he has incited additional enmity toward the Jewish State by its enemies. He has not advanced the cause of peace between Israel and its enemies. That might be a problem for Jews, but there's a bigger problem for America.
Any sentence the President utters that includes "Israel" and "borders" is problematic to Israel's enemies. Israel's enemies will resent it. President O'Bama knows that. Thus, he has incited additional enmity toward the Jewish State by its enemies. He has not advanced the cause of peace between Israel and its enemies. That might be a problem for Jews, but there's a bigger problem for America.
You see, the real problem is that U.S./Pakistani relations are in free-fall. A quick look at a map should tell you (or anyone) what that means to U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan.
Last year, the Administration gave a $500 Million aid package to Pakistan only to find Osama bin Laden (i.e. "Public Enemy Number One") enjoying safe haven there. The "Arab Spring" has resulted in Arab regimes (either existing or in-waiting) losing trust in America. As the euphoria of the bin Laden assassination quickly wears off the U.S. public in an election season, it is only natural for the President's domestic political adversaries to criticize the Administration's handling of affairs in that region.
Last year, the Administration gave a $500 Million aid package to Pakistan only to find Osama bin Laden (i.e. "Public Enemy Number One") enjoying safe haven there. The "Arab Spring" has resulted in Arab regimes (either existing or in-waiting) losing trust in America. As the euphoria of the bin Laden assassination quickly wears off the U.S. public in an election season, it is only natural for the President's domestic political adversaries to criticize the Administration's handling of affairs in that region.
In order to deflect attention away from these problems, the O'Bama Administration has decided to direct attention away from their mis-management of the ongoing turmoil in Arab/Muslim nations and focused on Israel. This is being done with the knowledge that the news media will quickly respond in knee-jerk reaction and take the ongoing turmoil in Arab/Muslim nations off the front pages of their news reports.
Scapegoating Israel deflects attention away from mounting problems in Pakistan (quite unrelated to the War Against Israel) and throughout the region before they bite the American public. The established governments throughout the Muslim world are being de-stabilized with little hope that any of these countries will be more friendly toward the United States under new management. This is all happening on President O'Bama's watch. Many of these situations are bringing the O'Bama Administration under severe criticism from its political opponents (and even amongst its allies). Faced with this criticism, President O'Bama has returned to his "Plan A" thesis established on day two of his Administration: "Solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict and 'all these other problems' go away." Since President Nixon resigned from office, virtually every one-term President has applied this thesis.
Scapegoating Israel deflects attention away from mounting problems in Pakistan (quite unrelated to the War Against Israel) and throughout the region before they bite the American public. The established governments throughout the Muslim world are being de-stabilized with little hope that any of these countries will be more friendly toward the United States under new management. This is all happening on President O'Bama's watch. Many of these situations are bringing the O'Bama Administration under severe criticism from its political opponents (and even amongst its allies). Faced with this criticism, President O'Bama has returned to his "Plan A" thesis established on day two of his Administration: "Solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict and 'all these other problems' go away." Since President Nixon resigned from office, virtually every one-term President has applied this thesis.
President Bush's policy toward Israel was hardly any better. However, President Bush always had the basic courtesy to mention that Israel had taken MANY risks for peace (i.e. one-sided concessions). In doing so, President Bush avoided the stigma that he was scapegoating Israel.
President O'Bama rarely (if ever) acknowledges past Israeli concessions in the Jewish State's search for peace. Both Administrations demanded more concessions. While I did not appreciate Bush Administration policy on the War Against Israel, at least I appreciated his personal statements acknowledging that Israel was making an effort to pursue peace. President O'Bama's personal statements are void of these acknowledgments. That is why I believe President O'Bama's statements, including his comments last week, scapegoat Israel.
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