The Big Government article Sarkozy Mocks Obama at UN Security Council is rather amusing. But the points that Sarkozy makes are spot on.
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IAEA: Ahmadinejad election rival launched Iran nuclear program – Haaretz – Israel News . In light of this story, I would like to say “Would the real Mousavi please stand up?” ~~to reference Eminem.
Yes, according to Haaretz.com, when this article came out on June 12, 2009, Mousavi was Prime Minister when Iran started their nuclear weapons program. Is it any wonder that Obama calls both the candidates “two peas in a pod”? We have Mousavi as a responsible party at the start of a lethal nuclear weapons program.
This is not to say that I don’t feel sadness for the protesters who have been killed and brutalized. All my sorrow goes out to the suffering in this situation. The US should not be more involved in this than they are. If we want to stop being called Imperialists, we must stop intervening in this type of situation. I won’t go green on twitter and be a “freedom fighter” in support of a country that hates us. There is no freedom in either candidate, win or lose. It’s an unfortunate situation, but they must deal with it as a country. We should channel our passions to where they can best be served.
~J
Defining Victory for Israel by Michael Gerson in the Washington Post explains how Israel’s response is justified and not “disproportionate”.
The goal of military action, when unavoidable, is not to take one life in exchange for each one unjustly taken; this is mere vengeance. The goal is to remove the conditions that lead to conflict and the taking of life. So far, Israel’s actions have been proportionate to this objective.
In the final days of the Bush administration the US is supporting Israel’s military action to ensure that rockets and mortars are longer launched from Gaza. Meanwhile, Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser for the Carter administration, seems to think that peace can be achieved without requiring the Palestinian militants to stop their attacks.
Iraq’s Cabinet approves U.S. security pact
The agreement sets June 30, 2009, as the deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from all Iraqi cities and towns, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.
The date for all troops to leave Iraq will be December 31, 2011, he said.
Updated 11/22/2008: Iraq warns of consequences of early U.S. pullout. Iraqi Defense Minister General Abdel Qader Jassim said withdrawing before end of 2011 would threaten Iraq’s oil exports, enable neighboring countries to encroach on Iraqi territory, and give free reign to foreign spies. Moqtada al-Sadr, a militia commander, opposes the pact with the US.
