BS: Mr Obama veto's peace policy

Subject: RE: BS: Mr Obama veto's peace policy
From: akenaton
Date: 19 Feb 11 - 05:17 PM

Why then was almost every other country in the UN in favour of the resolution.

UK press say US financial institutions pressurised Mr Obama.

Subject: RE: BS: Mr Obama veto's peace policy
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 19 Feb 11 - 04:46 PM

Ake & _itus:

As the Palestinians want to stop Israel settlement of what they consider their portion of Jerusalem, they should come to the peace table and negotiate for it, not make it a pre-condition for talks.

Obama was right to veto the resolution.

Subject: RE: BS: Mr Obama veto's peace policy
From: GUEST,Bill D
Date: 19 Feb 11 - 04:45 PM

You DO realize he vetoed it because it was an "our way or nothing" resolution, don't you?

There was no compromise at all offered. This is an OLD political trick of embedding really extreme damands in with some nice sounding ones, then complaining that "you don't really WANT peace!"
(The Republicans are using exactly the same tactics in our major financial bill right now...they added all sorts of amendments that will never pass the Senate, so thay can claim 'the Democrats are shutting down the government!')

Subject: RE: BS: Mr Obama veto's peace policy
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 19 Feb 11 - 04:38 PM

Well Duh!

Subject: BS: Mr Obama veto's peace policy
From: akenaton
Date: 19 Feb 11 - 04:35 PM

A couple of years ago, Amos got on my case for stating "Mr Obama will provide only as much CHANGE as he is allowed to."

Well this week, Mr Obama has vetoed the Palistinian resolution which was placed before the UNSC demanding an end to Israeli settlement building on Palistinian land.

Mr Obama has said that he wants this illegal building stopped, but it seems that he has been pressurised into using the US veto against his will......Mr Obama is as I said, "a creature of the system"
There is no progressive movement.