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Submitted by Ron Thompson (United States), Feb 13, 2014 at 14:01

Allan Hertz has provided a remarkable piece of speculation, well and logically presented. I don't quite believe that Obama is thinking along these lines, but I could be wrong! Mr Hertz's conclusions certainly would fit Obama and Kerry's actions.

It would be great if someone asked Carney, the White House press secretary, if the President and Secretary of State are trying to do to Israel what Chamberlain and Daladier did to Czechoslovakia in 1938. Is that the model for their thinking? Do they believe that this time Appeasement would work?

Of course, it is also true that Israel is no Czechoslovakia militarily, and it is hard to believe that the US and a craven Europe could actually de-militarize Israel as was achieved by stripping Czechoslovakia of the Sudetenland. But it's less hard to believe that they might actually try, especially given the years of chatter that's it's "unfair" that [rational] Israel should have nuclear weapons when the [irrational] Arabs don't.

Again, there is another factor that is consistent with this alleged plan of Obama's. At least in 1938, there was one voice, Winston Churchill's that was warning loud and clear of the military danger Germany presented to the Western democracies. Since there is no similar voice, either on the Left or Right, issuing similar warnings about Islam today, this void and vacuum in our national debate operates as another factor which might make the hidden plan Hertz suspects seem more plausible.

Again, what he powerfully speculates and supposes about Obama's three-part goal should be part of the debate

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Title Commenter Date Thread
the EU's hollow promises, Ukraine's hollow promises [191 words]mythFeb 20, 2014 14:08213313
Why are we surprised ? [81 words]Stephen H. ChopekFeb 24, 2014 15:00213313
the Ukrainian problem goes back to hollow promises [353 words]mythMar 2, 2014 13:52213313
¡NO PASARAN! [5 words]Charlie Wilson IIMar 10, 2014 22:07213313
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1a Falklands moment [109 words]mythFeb 13, 2014 17:08213187
Obama s an irritant and nauseating. [54 words]NuritGFeb 13, 2014 01:08213173
Obama's Hollow Promises Abroad [59 words]steven LFeb 12, 2014 22:25213170
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2Limited american power [136 words]Lars NielsenFeb 12, 2014 19:23213164
Depends what's next [111 words]MikeFeb 13, 2014 16:37213164
Thank You Mike [156 words]Lars NielsenFeb 14, 2014 09:05213164
Limited American power [162 words]Mike melcherFeb 17, 2014 07:41213164
Hi Mike Points taken [173 words]Lars NielsenFeb 19, 2014 19:17213164
Limited American power [164 words]Mike MelcherFeb 24, 2014 14:38213164
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2So when was the USA a reliable partner? [28 words]Mark WerfelFeb 12, 2014 21:11213154
3It's Simply About Oil [211 words]George PattonFeb 12, 2014 08:50213153
1Regarding "Obama's Hollow Promises Abroad" [597 words]Allen Z. HertzFeb 12, 2014 04:46213152
Intrigued and impressed [258 words]Ron ThompsonFeb 13, 2014 14:01213152
2Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the US government. [195 words]Robin RosenblattFeb 12, 2014 02:32213151

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