Just do it?
Now that James Jones is no longer President Arrogant's National Security Adviser, we're finding out what a piece of work Jones really is. Sometimes you have to wait until high-ranking officials leave office to find out how truly clueless they are. Such is the case with former National Security Advisor James Jones. Israel-Palestinian peace is easy to obtain, he explained in a lecture. Why? Because the Palestinians are willing to accept Israel gradually giving them all of the West Bank over the next ten years.Read the whole thing. It's amazing how clueless this administration is about this region. Unless you believe, like I do, that their hostility is intentional.
"I just think their cause would be dramatically enhanced by being a state to start with," said Jones. Yes, having a state would dramatically enhance their cause. But that equally was true in 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000. The problem is the cause they want enhanced is wiping out Israel altogether.
Of course, it is always easy to persuade the other side to make peace when they are getting everything and giving up nothing. Indeed, Jones could also make many other such peace agreements:
Labels: Barack Obama, Barry Rubin, James Jones, Just do it
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:22 AM
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