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| Kerry: Netanyahu does not want NATO in West Bank |
| 2014-02-09 |
| [Ynet] Speaking to the Washington Post's David Ignatius, John Kerry said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was opposed the idea of NATO -- as opposed to IDF -- forces securing the West Bank, as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had suggested. Could it be that Netanyahu has read the North Atlantic Treaty Organization charter, and discovered that Israel had never signed up for any assistance ? Current NATO Members: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 "..but..but..but the card Mr. Obama gave me said 'NATO.' See, it says so, right here.." - John Kerry |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-02-09 22:13 |
| #13 Do the Israelis want the Turkish military anywhere near them? Consider the flotilla Turkey sent two years ago. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2014-02-09 21:20 |
| #12 UNIFIL and NATO are different. That said, bringing the latter to the West Bank is a malignantly stupid idea. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-02-09 21:18 |
| #11 And what makes Kerry think NATO is going to go along with this plan? |
| Posted by: Chantry 2014-02-09 18:35 |
#10 imagine a situation in which NATO security forces in the West Bank/Jordan River Valley come under fire from the Islamic jihadi flavor of the month. What will they be authorized to do? Provide support for the Arabs. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2014-02-09 18:16 |
| #9 ROE hell, look at UNIFIL---they're co-belligerents on Arab side. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-02-09 17:12 |
| #8 Meanwhile UNIFIL has proved to be such a wonderful success. “Has Hizbullah avoided bringing any kind of rocket, missile or other arms into southern Lebanon because UNIFIL is there?” he said. Israel believes Hizbullah has amassed 60,000 rockets, including 5,000 with heavy warheads capable of hitting Tel Aviv." “Under their (UNIFIL’s) mandate, they cannot stop Hizbullah and confiscate its arms, but they can write a report. There has been no UNIFIL report about any weapon of any Hizbullah person since UNIFIL has existed,” Amidror said. Why would any Israeli believe in another false promise. You cannot outsource national security to public servants. They don't prevent hostilities, instead they file reports and wag the finger saying how inappropriate the behavior is. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2014-02-09 17:10 |
| #7 Well, yes. It depends on the ROE. And with the current crop of Western leaders, 'Kosovo' is optimistic. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-02-09 17:08 |
| #6 You don't have to imagine anything---just remember Kosovo. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-02-09 14:47 |
| #5 AlanC has a point: imagine a situation in which NATO security forces in the West Bank/Jordan River Valley come under fire from the Islamic jihadi flavor of the month. What will they be authorized to do? Suppose the 'flavors' blow up a school bus filled with Israeli kids and the NATO commander is ordered to prevent the Israelis from 'retaliating' -- what to do? It puts NATO in a no-win situation, which is precisely why Mahmoud Abbas wants NATO there in the first place. Oh, and speaking now as a mod: Spereting, you really are an asshole. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2014-02-09 14:12 |
| #4 No sh*t, Jawn? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-02-09 14:09 |
| #3 Pappy, the problem with "Euroweenies" is not the toughness of the troops but the Kerry/Obama levels of toughness of their governments. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-02-09 13:42 |
| #2 I'm not in favor of NATO playing security guard there, but they're still better quality than what the UN usually gets for talent. And there are Euroweenies in the US. I have several units of Royal Marines and other British units here in my little corner of mountainous desert. Tough bastards. Once in a while the Germans and French show up for a couple of weeks for special exercises. There are usually German pilots training in various parts of Arizona. The weather is consistently better than Europe and there are plenty of practice ranges. They used to train in Texas as well, but I've been out of that loop for years. I'd bet they'd love to meet you and have you recite your wee bit of tepid prose to them. You might even get away with telling them you were a warrior - once. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-02-09 12:23 |
| #1 NATO...as in mostly EUroweenies? How would you like to have a platoon or two of EUroweenies in Texas say...or perhaps Montana or even Tennessee? Just to see that things were done "properly." How about sending some EUroweenies down to Quantico to "restore order"? Have them show us how its done. We could really learn a lot. John Kerry is out of touch..somewhat. |
| Posted by: Spereting Tingle4064 2014-02-09 07:25 |