Arabs In, Jews Out
Interesting to read the Iraq Study Report and see what former Bush (The First) pundits thoughts are on Iraq. Although this is a pragmatic approach to what is going on in that part of the world, I was dismayed that what is being advocated is a pan-Arab summit to talk about the future of the Middle East that does not include Israel at the table. What is that all about! How can you have a coherent discussion when one of the prime parties is not included in the dialog. From what I can gather from what I read, Baker feels that excluding Israel would neutralize "Jewish pressure", whatever that means. It seems that Israel has some legitimate beefs here and not including them in talks would send exactly the wrong message to the agitating Arabs who would be delighted to come to the table and settle all the Middle East's woes without having to address the elephant in the room.
Arab leaders are just going to have to grow up and talk like adults to their neighbor, and the US even intimating that it would entertain the idea of official talks on the Middle East without including Israel is completely destructive to finding a solution to strife in that part of the world. If the Arabs hold out to ostracize Israel and the US let's them do it, that is sending the wrong message and positioning the US along the path of the destruction of Israel. Without strong US support, Israel will have few options with regard to defending itself in a hugely hostile region of the world. What has to be done is to reduce the savagery of the Arab propaganda machine and attitudes which are as destructive or even more so than Hitler's.
It is one thing to have private separate talks with different Arab nations to ask their opinion of Middle East affairs and what they would like to see done about them or what they want to do about them. It is another to grant recognition to a racist/bigoted body as an institution to solve a major global-political problem that excludes, on the basis of extreme and infantile prejudice, the very country all have vowed must be wiped from the Earth. I think I can guess what their conclusions regarding solving the present Middle East crisis will be.
Arab leaders are just going to have to grow up and talk like adults to their neighbor, and the US even intimating that it would entertain the idea of official talks on the Middle East without including Israel is completely destructive to finding a solution to strife in that part of the world. If the Arabs hold out to ostracize Israel and the US let's them do it, that is sending the wrong message and positioning the US along the path of the destruction of Israel. Without strong US support, Israel will have few options with regard to defending itself in a hugely hostile region of the world. What has to be done is to reduce the savagery of the Arab propaganda machine and attitudes which are as destructive or even more so than Hitler's.
It is one thing to have private separate talks with different Arab nations to ask their opinion of Middle East affairs and what they would like to see done about them or what they want to do about them. It is another to grant recognition to a racist/bigoted body as an institution to solve a major global-political problem that excludes, on the basis of extreme and infantile prejudice, the very country all have vowed must be wiped from the Earth. I think I can guess what their conclusions regarding solving the present Middle East crisis will be.
