Topic: US State Dept. asks Israel to foreswear nukes
nister
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posted 04 April 2005 10:55 AM
For the second time in recent weeks, the US State Dept. has asked Israel to foreswear nuclear weapons, as the Ukraine and South Africa have. My source is antiwar.com; go to archives and click on Sunday.
When I first read this I was gobsmacked. The US never uses language acknowledging Israel's nukes. Now I think this is an inoculation; the State Dept. wants to be on record as an even-handed arbitor of hostile regimes, but Condi isn't the author of the policy. I think Scott Ritter's right, and Iran will be hit this summer.
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WingNut
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posted 04 April 2005 11:04 AM
The question is what will they do about when Israel ignores them? Nothing.
Threats, sanctions, war, and violence is reserved for Islamic nations and/or non-white nations only.
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aka Mycroft
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posted 04 April 2005 11:31 AM
It's quite annoying that UN resolutions against Israel are never enforced while resolutions against, say, Iraq or Libya are. Double standard when it comes to WMDs?
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nister
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posted 04 April 2005 12:52 PM
How can the State Dept. affect a seachange without the authorship of the Secretary? Does Condi need wiggle-room, here? Powell would have been front and center with such a policy.
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Michelle
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posted 04 April 2005 01:00 PM
I think if I were Israel, or any other country asked by the US to "forswear nukes", my response would be, "Certainly, right after you do."
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Coyote
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posted 04 April 2005 01:37 PM
quote: Powell would have been front and center with such a policy.
In what world. The one made entirely of shrimp? 'Cause that would get boring.
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Stargazer
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posted 04 April 2005 01:39 PM
Aw, yes but the difference is, the US supplies Israel with WMD's. They know they have them because they gave them to them.
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