Subject: Middle East Priorities for Jan. 21, (Nov. 21, 2008)
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:24:55 AM
Dear Editor,
One definition of delusion is repeating an action over and over and expecting a different outcome. Brent Scrowcroft (national security advisor to Presidents Ford and Bush 1) and Zbigniew Brzezinski (national security advisor to President Carter) typify why America has been so unsuccessful in its attempts at prodding peace between the Palestinians and Israelis [MiddleEast Priorities for Jan. 21, (Nov. 21, 2008)]. The U.S. has already promoted the formula that Scowcroft and Brzezinski propose, and the Palestinians rejected even better terms without making a counter-offer, in July 2000 and January 2001. The Palestinians are not interested in a non-militarized state - in theory a great idea. In agreements in the past, they have been able to finagle the inclusion of weapons and training in the deal, so what makes this duo think they would reverse this strategy? The authors deal with Israel's security concerns by proposing to deploy a peace keeping force between Israel and the Palestinians. We see how well this has worked in Lebanon - Hezbollah is stronger than ever in the face of these international troops. The author's coup de grace for security forIsrael is to "train Palestinian troops to become effective." But Palestinian troops are Israel's biggest worry, and "effective" ones even more so. And how would these troops fit in with the goal of a non-militarized Palestinian state?
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