Comments on: On War Crimes http://newcontrarian.com/2009/01/12/on-war-crimes/ Just another Newcontrarian.com weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Donadio http://newcontrarian.com/2009/01/12/on-war-crimes/comment-page-1/#comment-145 David Donadio Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:06:48 +0000 http://americasfuture.org/conventionalfolly/?p=3023#comment-145 <p>That's precisely why I think the U.S. should be helping to mediate a settlement. Israel is our ally, and no one else -- least of all the international justice crowd -- is likely to be as sympathetic to it as we are.</p> <p>It's entirely possible we're accomplishing deft feats of diplomacy to that end behind closed doors. But with each day that's gone by without a ceasefire, where our public position has been one of total support for Israeli action, we've drawn closer to a likely acquiescence to Hamas' demands and a likely betrayal of Israel's.</p> That’s precisely why I think the U.S. should be helping to mediate a settlement. Israel is our ally, and no one else — least of all the international justice crowd — is likely to be as sympathetic to it as we are.

It’s entirely possible we’re accomplishing deft feats of diplomacy to that end behind closed doors. But with each day that’s gone by without a ceasefire, where our public position has been one of total support for Israeli action, we’ve drawn closer to a likely acquiescence to Hamas’ demands and a likely betrayal of Israel’s.

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