If you want to see humans imitating an ostrich --- just look at our zionist extorted politicians in DC. they are something other-than-American.
On Thursday, July 18, 2013 12:05:30 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > July 18, 2013 **** > Hawks, Doves -- and Ostriches**** > > *By* *Michael Widlanski*<http://www.americanthinker.com/michael_widlanski/> > **** > > Power politics is not about the good, the bad and the ugly. It is about > hawks, doves, and ostriches. Hawks and doves can be good or bad, depending > on the circumstances. Ostriches are always ugly. **** > > Hawks are assertive and even aggressive, while doves are responsive and > even submissive, but the ostriches always stick their heads in the sand. > Ostriches ignore real conditions on the ground, and they dig in. They wave > their tails in the air, hoping they will not get bitten in the rear. **** > > In the Mideast, where the sand is hot, getting one's head stuck in the > sand is not an optimal strategic position, but sometimes it's a great pose. > **** > > High-level poseurs, like European Union (EU) representatives, like group > pictures with world leaders. Their book of achievements is never more than > a picture portfolio. "We call on all sides to show restraint," is the > caption on the photo of the ostrich at the White House , the EU or the > State Department preaching to the rapists and those they raped, telling > Iranian protesters not to offend the ayatollahs, urging Egyptians not to > insult Muslim Brothers, and bloodied Syrians not to be mean to Uncle > Bashar. **** > > If you want to see humans imitating an ostrich look at Barack Obama, > Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, or EU officials repeatedly ignoring realities > in Syria, Libya, Iran, and Egypt and concentrating their attention on that > great Middle Eastern mirage known as the "Israeli-Palestinian peace > process." **** > > This week, the EU declared guidelines for its 28 member states banning any > funding, cooperation, or awards to Jews in the West Bank and "East > Jerusalem." The EU feels that this helps peace or at least shows it loves > peace as much as John Kerry, who has been jetting around the Mideast to > advance the "Israeli-Palestinian peace process." **** > > Apart from the fact that the EU (which is a witness to some Israel-PLO > agreements) is essentially prejudicing, intervening in, and violating the > process it is supposed to support, there are three little problems with the > "Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process." **** > > �-� Palestinian: The Palestinians are not really a national group in any > sense, but only sets of clans and tribes without a real self-image, > historical heritage, or any real desire for self rule. "Palestinians" are > now divided between Hamas, the PLO and others. Hamas swears to kill all > Israelis, while the PLO does its swearing in private. **** > > �-� Process: Palestinian leaders are working on the "process" of > dismantling Israel. Their "negotiating" begins and ends by imposing > schedules for Israeli pull-outs and freeing convicted terrorists. The > PLO-Hamas idea of nationhood is a zero-sum game that begins and ends with > dismembering Israel. **** > > On brief occasions <http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=24713>when PLO > and Hamas assert "unity" for a few days, as in March 2005, they agree only > about the old doctrine of taking Israel apart by stages. In Arabic, this is > called *barnamaj al-marahil* -- the strategy of stages, announced in > 1974. It has been frequently reasserted by the PLO and Hamas, but never > renounced. **** > > �-� Peace: When PLO leaders talk "peace with Israel", they do not mean a > peace of tranquility but only a transitional "stage" that will become a > graveyard peace. **** > > PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen) does not mean "*wa-'aleikum > al-salaam*" -- "peace be upon you" the traditional blessing to an equal > colleague. He does not feel Israel has the right to be treated like an > equal partner or as a predominately Jewish state. Like Arafat, Abbas has > broken every agreement with Israel. He has urged boycotts and sanctions of > Israel and turned a blind eye to terrorists in his territory. He continues > to honor those who attack Israel. Abbas wants to get the international > community, to force a diktat down Israel's throat, to make Israel weak. > When Abbas opposed attacking Israel, he only did so because he thought it > would be "counterproductive" since Israel was too strong militarily. When > Abbas speaks of peace in English, he means what Arafat meant: the Arabic > phrase for the dead: *wa'alaihi al-salaam* -- "may he rest in peace." **** > > Western doves --Israelis, Americans, Europeans -- who devoted much of > their careers to supporting Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas have had mixed > results. **** > > They achieved "accords" with the PLO and a pullback from Gaza. Over time, > however, the hawkish position seems to have won the strategic argument, > particularly as viewed through the prism of the "Arab Spring" that has > become the Fall of the Arab state system. **** > > Though some doves were honored in diplomatic councils and in the media, > often, their political careers died with the false promise of a phony > peace. Shimon Peres still pushes the PLO as a peace partner. He is feted by > the likes of Bill Clinton and Barbra Streisand. But after signing with the > PLO, Peres never won another election, because Israelis think the accords > with the PLO were a mistake. **** > > Hawks, however, proved they were right about much of the strategic > analysis: making concessions to Arab regimes and organizations is a very > risky gamble that can vanish with sudden political change, especially when > the deal is built on sand -- trusting the word of hardened tyrants and > terrorists like Yasser Arafat and the Assad Family:**** > > �-�The Peres vision of PLO-Israeli peace actually ushered in the worst > decade of terror in Israel's history, with more than a thousand murdered;* > *** > > �-� Ariel Sharon's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza and his immoral and > illegal eviction of 10,000 law-abiding Israelis led to terror, rocket > warfare on Israel's cities, and internal dislocation for hundreds of > Israeli families. This is something Israelis now think was a huge error, > even a sin. **** > > �-� Many doves who pushed for "sacrifices for peace" such as withdrawal > from Gaza also pushed hard to force Israel to withdraw its army and its > citizens from the Golan Heights. Just imagine what Israel's strategic > position would be if it had listened to the doves and had ceded the Golan > Heights to the bloodthirsty Assad regime. **** > > As the EU again scolds Israel or Obama-Kerry ask for Israeli concessions, > we should heed Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's warning against "salami > tactics" by Arab states and Western powers pressing Israel to slice off > pieces of herself, her hard-won land and security for promises that often > turn out to be pure baloney.**** > > *Dr. Michael Widlanski, is the author of **Battle for Our Minds: Western > Elites and the Terror Threat > *<http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Our-Minds-Western-Elites/dp/1451659032/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334089503&sr=8-1> > *published by Threshold/Simon and Schuster. He was Strategic Affairs > Advisor in Israel's Ministry of Public Security, and he will be a visiting > professor at University of California, Irvine. ***** > > > *Page Printed from: > http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/../2013/07/hawks_doves_and_ostriches.html > * at July 18, 2013 - 08:58:15 AM CDT**** > > > __._,_.__ > > > > > > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
