Steyn on 'linkage'
In The Corner, Mark Steyn discusses 'linkage' between the 'Palestinian question' and preventing Iran from attaining nuclear weapons.It's in the grand tradition of delusional leaders to inflict ever goofier "linkage" on the Zionist Entity: Only solve the Palestinian problem and [INSERT CRISIS DU JOUR HERE] will go away! This time round the Israelis are being told that another go-round of the ol' "two-state solution" two-step will so entrance Iran that the nuke program will be mothballed.Can we call Obama anti-Jew yet?
This makes even less sense than the previously confident "linkage" that a Palestinian state would eventually make al-Qaeda beat their suicide bombs into plowshares. Iran has no interest in the Palestinian "peace process." The lack-of-peace process has enabled its proxies to annex Gaza and a big chunk of Lebanon. The only relevant linkage here is that Teheran's destabilization of the Palestinian Authority, Lebanon and beyond is a good indicator of where the broader region will head once the mullahs have gone nuclear.
UPDATE 6:12 PM BOSTON TIME
More here.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:26 AM
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That and reports to the effect the US intends to present Israel with an ultimatum to create a Palestinian state while ignoring Iran's existential threat to Israel makes it hard to believe the US will keep its commitment to ensure Israel's security.
Hopenchange, anyone?
There already was a "two state solution". It happened in 1948 when the Brits gave 78% of the "Palestinan Mandate" to the Arabs. They weren't satisfied with more than 3 quarters of the land then what makes anyone believe they'll be satisfied by it now?
While I think there is no question that Obama is not good for Israel, and that he sees the creation of a Palestinian state as his quest, this is not a full explanation of his view on linkage.
While he does believe that resolving the issue will take away a pretext from Iran (he does not think it will change Iran's attitude), his main case for linkage is that it will enable the "moderate" Arab states to get behind Israel in doing something about Iran.
Now this view is 100% wrong for many reasons, but let us at least accurately reflect Obama's position so we can honestly attack it, rather than attacking the strawman that Obama believes that it will cause Iran to turn its nukes into plowshares.
While I think there is no question that Obama is not good for Israel, and that he sees the creation of a Palestinian state as his quest, this is not a full explanation of his view on linkage.
While he does believe that resolving the issue will take away a pretext from Iran (he does not think it will change Iran's attitude), his main case for linkage is that it will enable the "moderate" Arab states to get behind Israel in doing something about Iran.
Now this view is 100% wrong for many reasons, but let us at least accurately reflect Obama's position so we can honestly attack it, rather than attacking the strawman that Obama believes that it will cause Iran to turn its nukes into plowshares.
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