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Netanyahu to US: “Isn’t it time for another Middle East war?”
On Tuesday Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goaded the United States into a war with Iran. Demanding that the United States set conditions for war by establishing a ‘red line’ for which the United States would begin another war in the Middle East if Iran crossed it. Conservative Presidential candidate Willard Mitt Romney seems eager to appease Netanyahu by whining about President Obama’s work to end the existing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and assuring voters that if he is elected he will move quickly to send America’s young adults back into war.
Netanyahu used unilateral actions at Jewish/Christian/Muslim holy sites in 1996 and 2010 to insult and spark riots by Muslims
Netanyahu is no stranger to goading people into violence. In 1996, while throwing roadblocks into the peace process with Palestine, he authorized work in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem that was guaranteed to anger the Palestinians. His ‘in-your-face’ act caused three days of riots and took 80 lives. Like the brother who knows how to get his sibling into trouble, Netanyahu modus operandi is to push others into violent acts by doing something that seems innocent, but is actually extremely insulting.
By stimulating violence, Netanyahu was able to justify moving Israeli forces in to Palestinian-occupied Hebron in January of 1997. Eventually he was able to stop the peace process by refusing to compromise on any significant issue. Netanyahu has a consistent history of being the naysayer to any peace effort between Israel and Palestine since 1996. He also has pushed for issues that are designed to irritate Arabs, such as continue settlement of Israelis in Arab-controlled lands. Netanyahu’s provocation of Palestinians and other Arab countries has left the Middle East in turmoil and set the stage for violent groups in the Arab world to fester and grow.
The interesting coincidence is that just as Netanyahu is pushing America to go to war with Iran, Arabs are once again goaded with a mysterious film¹ on YouTube that mocks Mohammad. Riots in Muslim countries have resulted in attacks on American consulates in Libya and Yemen, killing J. Christopher Stevens, America’s Ambassador in Libya, and three other U.S. diplomats. The cast and crew of the film were misled as to the purpose of the film and the producer’s name has turned out to be fictitious. No one seems to be able to determine who actually produced the film, but it is clear it was intended to incite violence.
In addition, Romney’s reaction to the attack on America’s consulate was so rapid that one has to question if Romney’s campaign was anticipating a significant foreign anti-American event and pulled the trigger on condemning President Obama’s even before there was a reaction from the administration. Romney’s campaign misfired by citing a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo from Tuesday morning that condemned to provocation of the mysterious film prior to the attacks on the American consulate in Libya.
Romney’s campaign is citing America’s “freedom of speech” as the excuse for provoking Muslims with this film; however, conservatives are the first to react with rage over burning the American flag or defacing a Bible. American conservative anti-Muslim groups have now been connected to the latest efforts to promote the film on YouTube, and these groups are known to be rabid anti-President Obama groups.
The timing of this film, Netanyahu’s provocation, conservative promotion of the film, and Romney’s quick, albeit inappropriate, response to the violence seem to indicate that a connection is possible as part of an effort to motivate conservatives to support Romney’s sputtering campaign and his inept foreign policy efforts with allies and foes.
(¹The name of the film and a link to the film are intentionally absent in this article.)
NOTE: The acts of violence toward United States Embassies and personnel cannot be excused regardless of the provocation. This article is not overlooking the shameful thugs who are taking an opportunity to injure and kill innocent people. They should be identified and punished for what they have done. However, just like the person who enters into a theater and yells fire just to create a panic, the person(s) behind this inexcusable film that incited the outrage should be held responsible for lighting the fuse that caused the social bomb to explode.
I also agree that all of the events including the video have been a collaboration by the right wing. Netanyahu has always been aligned with the GOP who is always hawking for a new war. I hope Obama doesn’t allow them to push him into a corner. The right wingers in this country has power, money, and influence that has a wide network throughout the world. They control so much in so many places. the so called journalist need to find the rich Jewish Americans that financed that movie. We are NOT going to war for Israel or engaging the Muslims in the Middle East. Pull out of those countries, cut all funding and start nation building at home. We can no longer throw our hard earned tax dollars to countries that hate us just so we can feel a false sense of security. Lets reinvest in America and make it strong again. Let these countries fend for themselves and determine their own fate.
I fully agree with the analysis. Israel and its lobyists in USA are the enemies of USA. The Israelies agents in USA are causing cancer in US society fibers. They forced dumb Bush (C class student) to borrow money from China, who made more than 800 lies to attack Iraq (Iraq was in no way a threat to USA – as evidensed by the war), caused death of more than 4000 US young soldiers, caused crippling of of more than 33000 young US Citizens, and damaged the reputation of innocent US citizens throughout the world. Israel and its agents in USA are criminals against US itizens – they must be confronted by sensible us citizens.
I’m not sure I agree with everything you say, but I do think that while most of the Israeli people are probably decent people, the government of Israel is about as interested in America’s welfare as is Pakistan’s government. We are useful to Israel, but they would have no problem in doing anything against US interest if it suited them.
Pakistan Govt can’t do any harm to US – it is very week. Israel Govt (empowered by US) can and has done long term damage to US through its agents in US. Israel throws US in wars, profits from war by providing US defense contractors(mostly agents of Israel) to loot US assets in war zones and circulates that money to its US agents so they can in turn advance Israel policies of war at the expense of US Citizens. US Citizens are victims of Israel agents policies. Israel innocent Citizens may be as innocent as US citizens who are also suffering at the hands of these war mongers..