Monday, August 25, 2008

You Too, Hadassah?


I belong to this women's Zionist organization. When visiting the Hadassah Hospital in Israel, I felt proud to be associated with such a great group of women charged with a noble purpose.

But these emails sounding the war cry are getting old.

Many experts now agree that if left unchallenged, it is possible that Iran could develop full nuclear capability by 2015. This is a terrifying prospect for the international community, considering Ahmadinejad’s ongoing litany of threats against the United States , Israel , and their allies.

So many people in the U.S. blame close ties with Israel for Iraq, increased threats of terrorism, and a volatile Middle East. Emails insinuating that we should "do something" about Iran simply escalate the anti-Israel rhetoric.

Haven't we had enough? Let's try something new before we start to believe military intervention yet again will save us.

Cause it won't.

5 Comments:

At 8/25/2008, Blogger John in IL said...

There is nothing remotely militaristic in that quote, unless you think that "left unchallenged" are code words for "invade/bomb Iran".

If I lived in Israel, I would would be shitting my pants at the thought of Iran getting nuclear weapons anytime soon.

"Let's try something new"...fine with me. What do you think the US/Israel should do?

 
At 8/26/2008, Blogger superdave524 said...

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At 8/26/2008, Blogger superdave524 said...

Isaac's kids and Ishmael's kids have been fighting with each other a really long time now. That's a tough one.

 
At 8/26/2008, Blogger kate said...

I think we should continue to keep our eye on Iran, financially support humanitarian aid and try to be a friend to grassroots democratic groups in the region. How about sending some money over to groups trying to open schools? Covertly even, let's try to win friends and help people like we are finally beginning to do in different African countries. It's cheaper in the long run - both in monetary terms and in human costs because war is averted.

Let the people in Iran take care of themselves politically. They will overthrow this guy when they're ready as long as we don't run our mouths and make it appear as if we're telling yet another country what to do. Because then they just dig their heels in and wait.

Israel should do the same goddamn thing and quit with the settlements. Enough already.

 
At 8/26/2008, Blogger John in IL said...

So the US should:

1. keep an eye on Iran

That involves what? Could you be a little more specific?

2. financially support humanitarian aid

Like we did after the Iranian earthquake. Always a good thing.

3. Be friends with grassroots democratic groups

I'm guessing we are already (covertly) doing that.

I don't see how wishing that it will all work out in the end, with a little more friendliness to the enemies of the Iranian state and a little more financial aid to an already impoverished people under the thumb of the Iranian state will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons.

You cite Africa as the success story of your strategy. What African nations are you referring to? (And are any of them trying to get nuclear weapons and threatening their neighboring countries with total annihilation?)

 

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