Obama and Ceasefire: A Little History

[whocares1970]

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As the controversy over John Kerry’s bungled efforts to negotiate a ceasefire continues, we should look back on the last time America spoke of such things.

On November 21, 2012, Israel agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that concluded the eight-day Operation “Pillar of Defense,” which Israel began after a day on which Hamas launched 100 rockets at Israel. President Obama made a phone call to Bibi Netanyahu that day. This is part of the White House “readout” of that phone call:

The President made clear that no country can be expected to tolerate rocket attacks against civilians….The President commended the Prime Minister for agreeing to the Egyptian ceasefire proposal – which the President recommended the Prime Minster do – while reiterating that Israel maintains the right to defend itself. The President said that the United States would use the opportunity offered by a ceasefire to intensify efforts to help Israel address its security needs, especially the issue of the smuggling of weapons and explosives into Gaza. [emphasis mine - John Podhoretz]

Well, that went well, didn’t it? Between the ceasefire in 2012 and the outbreak of hostilities in 2014, Hamas made or smuggled in thousands of new rockets and went even more hog-wild with the tunnels. And how did Hamas go hog-wild with the tunnels? With cement that the United States, among others, insisted Israel allow into Gaza for humanitarian reasons in January 2014. That’s not America’s fault, but it’s worth noting that the president made an explicit promise to “intensify efforts to help Israel address its security needs,” and clearly did not follow up on that promise.

The last sentence of the phone-call readout from 2012 was this: “The President said that he was committed to seeking additional funding for Iron Dome and other U.S.-Israel missile defense programs.” And indeed, in 2014, the United States did authorize $235 million over three years for Iron Dome. The administration deserves commendation for that, but Iron Dome money is a no-brainer—Iron Dome is effectively a real-world testing ground for American missile defenses, and would be cheap at twice the price.

Comments

[xaxam.livejournal.com]

Две агоры с нашей горы.

Презик Обама в борьбе с контрабандой оружия с Синая сдеал всё, чтобы Мубарака (хоть как-то пытавшегося следить за порядком) сменил братец Мурсик, разве что сам не славший своих метростроевцев на подмогу Хамасу. А когда братец Мурсик был взят за шкирку, тот же презик Обама попытался устроить выволочку генералам за нарушение распорядка миростроения.

Ну и сейчас Госдеп изо всех сил намекает, что перемирие с Хамасом должно быть достигнуто по модели 2012 года. Мол, у нас уже давно разработана отличная методика лечения вашей болезни, - смотрите, сколько пациентов уверенно ушло в лучший мир с нашей помощью!

[whocares1970.livejournal.com]

Дa. Клaду эти aгoрoт в кoпилку (мудрoсти, кoнечнo! :)

К сoжaлению, прoблемa любви к ислaмистaм не нoвa. И прoтив сoздaния Изрaиля Гoсдеп выступaл ещё в 1920.

[yury]

В следующий раз израильтянам надо перенять передовой пример египтян и устроить Керри аналог прохода TSA. Это должно помочь в attitude readjustment.

[whocares1970.livejournal.com]

Не пoмoжет.

[yury]

Зато приятно.