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| Livni to push for int'l force in Gaza |
| 2007-12-07 |
| Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is expected to discuss the idea of the deployment of a NATO force in the region in talks with NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Belgium over the weekend, The Jerusalem Post has learned. The idea of a NATO or international force deployed in Gaza has been raised on a number of occasions over the past year, from such diverse sources as Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, but has not yet gained much traction. Not only has Israel traditionally been opposed to the idea, fearing that it would limit its military maneuverability, but NATO has also not been excited about the notion because it is currently overextended in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Traditionally NATO's position was that it would not deploy here until there was a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and does not want to go to Gaza and risk attack from Hamas, which has made clear it would oppose a NATO presence. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 That is a great idea! Based upon the Lebanon peacekeeping experience, it should be a resounding success.......................for the forces of darkness. National suicide on the installment plan. Impotent forces make good shields. Jeeze Louise! The Israeli govt is getting as batty as the US govt. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-12-07 20:23 |
| #4 Most of the NATO country militaries have been totally gutted. Even the Brits are underpaid, under equipped and scorned by Gordon Brown. But they brag that they are great at peacekeeping. Let's see them put their money and men where their mouths are, for once. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-12-07 20:18 |
| #3 NATO has also not been excited about the notion because it is currently overextended in Afghanistan and elsewhere Now wait a minute. Correct me if I'm wrong but I though NATO was established to confront the Soviet Union along the Iron Curtain. The mean, old Soviet Union. The Evil Empire. That other super power with millions of troops, tanks, aircraft and nukes. But now, with a few hundred troops in Afghanistan, they are over extended? Not that I want them in Gaza, mind you. I'm just a little flabbergasted that after all these years and having survived the Cold War the potent NATO military machine has been asked to intervene in a few minor situations and suddenly it's over extended. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-12-07 15:16 |
| #2 A "Call for Idiots" goes out. Lots of targets needed to inflame international media. Troops from "Progressive" European "nations" preferred... |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-12-07 10:44 |
| #1 Hope she's figured Euros right. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-12-07 06:50 |