Friday, September 30, 2011
Obama Arms Israel
Do you guys agree with the author? Obama? I think that Obama tries to play as many sides as possible. He sometimes supports one side, and other times the other sides. I think that he has done a bad job of handling situations related to Israel. I think that, while they are our ally, the United States' "thing" is freedom. I find our foreign policy not good. Thoughts.
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I don't agree with Obama sending the "Bunker Busters" to Israel. This will just get the Palestinians even more angry at the US and might endanger the lives of many people in the USA. By choosing sides he is just making the war in Israel worse and fueling the fire. I think that it was not a good idea to send the missiles to Israel.
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ReplyDeleteI found it interesting how Obama says that he wants weapons and wants Israel to give land to Palestine at the same time. He says that he can have both...I think Obama isn't one sided and wants to benefit everyone, but not everybody can agree on anything. Choosing a flat out side might be dangerous though, as Kat stated.
ReplyDeleteI think that choosing a side might be less dangerous than trying to choose both sides. We say that we embrace freedom, but in reality, we only really do it when we want to. I think that we try to play too many sides at once.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Diego on choosing sides. I think choosing both sides might allow them to get the wrong idea of how were neutral about everything. It seems as if Obama can't choose sides because he wants to benefit everyone, as Parker said. On the other hand, by sending bombs to Israel, this is just increasing the chance of danger for Americans, and future attacks to come.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that Obama is choosing a side then switching it constantly. I feel like he has always done this while in power. He just sort of goes with the flow and supports both sides at once. This is not good and nothing ever gets done. Obama is just sort of skirting around the sidelines while things keep happening. I think that this is one of his main flaws. I also believe that this might have not been a very good move as far as foreign policy is concerned, because we are openly suppressing the Palestinians, but it is good Politics for Obama. He is trying to get more votes from the Jews.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kat that Obama shouldn't be sending "Bunker Buster Bombs" to Isreal. To me this seem a little like how we supplied China with reinforcements and this angered the Japanese, so in my opinion I see a major attack on the United States in the future. Also I find what Obama's doing to be a little controversial. Like Brianna said he cant benefit everyone.
ReplyDeleteFerris, the point regarding the U.S. arming China angering Japan is an excellent one. The palestinians are an insecure group prone to acts of terrorism, as the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) demonstrates. With this being said, I doubt that this group of insurgents could even come close to causing the destruction that the attack on Pearl Harbor caused. Nevertheless, an attack on the U.S. would probably mean all-out war on Palestine, and that is not good. Lastly, sending the "Bunker Buster Bombs" to Israel is definitely a risky move, but it is a necessary one. Israel is an influential ally.
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ReplyDeletegood point jack, Israel could easily influence the middle east, specifically peoples opinions and views of the US. In the end, this is a controversial topic which there is no easy choice to make.
I think that Obama has the right idea when it comes to foreign policies. Not commiting to either side of the disagreement leaves America's options open. As long as neither side starts to get annoyed with our noncommitment, we should be fine. I like the idea of Obama giving Israel the bunker busters because it gives us favor with the Israelis while not garnering any negative popularity with the Palestinians.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Jack when he said that Ferris made a good comparison to China before WW2. I disagree with Kat when she said that it would anger the Palestinians. As the author stated, the purpose of the bunker busters is most likely to destroy Iranian nuclear sites. This should not make the Palestinians hate us any more or less.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Grant, if Obama isn't committed to a side, and both sides don't seem to find anything wrong with it, then we should be fine for now. As far as the situation with Israel, I think the Palestinians will definitely try to attack us in the future because we have supplied Israel with weapons, which wasn't a very smart decision.
ReplyDeleteI agree with grant that Obama's doing a good job of keeping us neutral. Hopefully the Israelis and Palestinians stay content with our decision on staying neutral. I sense a little bit of Isolationist ideas in the Obama Administration and as I stated earlier I don't think we should be getting involved.
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