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Washington's unprecedented backing for a UN resolution for a nuclear-free Middle East that singles out Israel has both angered and deeply worried the Jewish state although officials are cagey about openly criticising their biggest ally.
The resolution adopted by the United Nations on Friday calls on Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and urges it to open its facilities to inspection.
It also calls for a regional conference in 2012 to advance the goal of a nuclear-free Middle East.
Israel is widely believed to be the only nuclear power in the Middle East, with around 200 warheads, but has maintained a policy of deliberate ambiguity about its capabilities since the mid-1960s.
The document, which singles out Israel but makes no mention of Iran's controversial nuclear programme, drew a furious reaction from the Jewish state who decried it as "deeply flawed and hypocritical."
I actually support it.
Obama knew very well that such a decision couldn't really hope to effect Israel beyond its political meaning, since Israel is not signed on the NPT and is not bound by its decisions.
He has adapted the decision because he knew that it's a major advancement against Iran, even though it didn't mention Iran at all.
Besides, he has offered his deep apology to Israel for the decision and has stated that he completely opposes the isolation of Israel in the document, and that apology was accepted by the Israeli government.
That being said, the countries that were pushing towards that wording are a bunch of hypocrite countries that were motivated by obvious political agenda.
Israel is the only country that they have mentioned, even though it is known that Pakistan possesses nuclear weapons.
Well that makes as much sense as taking the guns out of the hands of honest citizens, then apologizing to them for not getting the guns from the criminals. :roll:
Israel recoils as US backs nuclear move
Can someone PLEASE explain to me the reasoning behind ****ting on Israel? I'm just not getting it here.
But the document is mainly an advancement against Iran, which justifies the sacrafice of Israel's interests by Obama.
Note that Israel is the honest citizen, Iran is the criminal....... how can the document be an "advancement against Iran“? Do you think that if Israel gives up their nuclear umbrella Iran will give up their efforts to obtain Nukes?.... Really?
I already said that I think it's a very hypocritical and agenda-motivated wording.
However Israel will not be bound by the decision and has no reason to comply with it, so there wouldn't be a real issue.
Can someone PLEASE explain to me the reasoning behind ****ting on Israel? I'm just not getting it here.
Who said it's ****ting on Israel? This new move will create a sound nuclear policy for both the U.S. and Israel. There is no need to have nuclear weapons in that region much less anywhere else in the world. It's time for all nations to take a serious look at nuclear disarmament. It is fair to meantion Israel, the have nuclear weapons... Iran on the other hand, they do not have nuclear weapons right now and the goal is to prevent them from having them in the future.
How old are you? :roll:
Old enough to exercise my freedom of speech. That's all you need to know. Anything else is none of your ****ing business.
Who said it's ****ting on Israel? This new move will create a sound nuclear policy for both the U.S. and Israel. There is no need to have nuclear weapons in that region much less anywhere else in the world. It's time for all nations to take a serious look at nuclear disarmament. It is fair to meantion Israel, the have nuclear weapons... Iran on the other hand, they do not have nuclear weapons right now and the goal is to prevent them from having them in the future.
In an ideal world where everyone wants peace and rainbows, you are so right.
When you find that world, let me know, cause that ain't the one we live in.
In an ideal world where everyone wants peace and rainbows, you are so right.
When you find that world, let me know, cause that ain't the one we live in.
We aren't even looking for that kind of world to live in... Every time we discuss these issues political partisanship gets in the way. Take the recent treaty between U.S. and Russia for example. Fox News and the right wing turned it into an Obama bashing fest. Now when we add Israel into the nuclear debate, people act like we are ****ting on Israel just because we want to reassess their nuclear policy.
Israel recoils as US backs nuclear move
Can someone PLEASE explain to me the reasoning behind ****ting on Israel? I'm just not getting it here.
We aren't even looking for that kind of world to live in... Every time we discuss these issues political partisanship gets in the way. Take the recent treaty between U.S. and Russia for example. Fox News and the right wing turned it into an Obama bashing fest. Now when we add Israel into the nuclear debate, people act like we are ****ting on Israel just because we want to reassess their nuclear policy.
Obama cannot expect to be heard in the middle east, in an effort to thwart the iranian development of nuclear armaments, if he pretends that it is OK for israel to be armed with nuclear weapons
We don't have a right to "reassess their nuclear policy". Who the hell do you think we are...... Gods?
Israel isn't threating anyone. Iran is.
OH damn those little facts just bursting the Moral Equivalence angle.
Israel has nukes because it's neighbors keep trying to destroy the country.
Note that Israel is the honest citizen, Iran is the criminal....... how can the document be an "advancement against Iran“? Do you think that if Israel gives up their nuclear umbrella Iran will give up their efforts to obtain Nukes?.... Really?
Iran won't follow suit, of course. However, the real danger is that when Iran DOES get the bomb, many of the Arab states may be tempted to follow suit. If we can get them on board with this now, they may be less likely to do so. And they are unlikely to go acquiesce to a nuke-free Middle East if we carve out an exception for Israel.
Virtually every other country in the world, including most US allies, have supported a nuke-free Middle East in previous UN resolutions. This isn't exactly a huge radical step.
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