Obama Will Do Anything for Israel... But He Won't Do That

[Purveyor]

There is a silver lining in President Barack Obama's refusal to do much of anything to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is this: if Obama had any intentions of either bombing Iran's nuclear installations or allowing Israel to do it, he would be laying the groundwork by pressuring Israel hard to end the occupation.

That is what President George W. Bush did before he led the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Knowing that attacking Iraq would be viewed as an attack on the Arab world at large, he sought inoculation by suddenly announcing his support for a Palestinian state along with a pledge to end the occupation of Palestinian lands. Calling for an end to the occupation would also help win support from the allies, most notably British prime minister Tony Blair.

In March 2002 Bush announced that he intended to devote his energy to achieving the goal of "two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side, in peace and security."

This was the first time Bush had endorsed a Palestinian state, and the plan he announced to achieve it (dubbed the "Roadmap To Peace&quot was a dramatic break from Bush's previous cold indifference to Palestinian grievances. Bush went so far as to say that "Israeli settlement activity in occupied territories must stop. And the occupation must end through withdrawal to secure and recognize boundaries consistent with United Nations Resolutions 242 and 338."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/obama-will-do-anything-fo_b_3384327.html

[delrem]

1. Unfortunately "2 state" and "peace talks" has been a cynical con.

It's been going on too long, decades, and it's impossible to not be skeptical -- or outright disbelieving.

[azurnoir]

2. No so far the POTUS has not directly gone to war with Iran however

he will allow aid to be sent to the Syrian opposition that is being trained by Hamas in what could appear to be a proxy war in Syria with Iranian allies on one side and 'rebels' on the other