If Obama Is Serious

Excellent assessment of the current situation. Thank you for this.

This is such a factual assessment of what needs to be done that nothing further needs to be added.

Time will tell whether or not Obama has the gonads and gumption both Bushes and Clinton abjectly lacked.

You go it so correct that there is absolutely nothing else to add.

Let us see whether of not Obama has the gonads the Sushes and Clinton so distressingly lacked.

I agree that the U.S. has become to close to Irael. A plan should be formulated by the Israelis and Palestinians themselves that requires fundamental and painful concessions from each side and then leaves it to Hamas/Fatah and the Israeli government to sell it to their own people. Certainly, Israel should put an end to the settlement of disputed areas (and force settlers out of those areas already "annexed"), just as the Palestinian Authority (if there is such a thing) should recognize the state of Israel while renouncing any and all violence towards it. I am afraid, however, that Hamas understands that its power is based solely on its record of violence against and declared destruction of Israel. Because of this, I genuinely believe there are people who will never agree to any partiton, recognition or peace. These "leaders" use their own people as cannon fodder, martyring them to an endless struggle that does nothing more than keep them in power. They have embraced the victim mentality and will milk their Muslim brothers and the international community for all its worth. If only the average Palestinian and Israeli could see that their respective governments are doing nothing more than maintaining a status quo of perpetual animosity then maybe there could finally be some movement in the direction of coexistence. Peace can't be imposed by the U.S. or any other outside power. Likewise, the crutch of international diplomacy / brokering should also be abandoned. Israel and the Palestinians need to work this out themselves and so long as the U.S. is seen as always siding with Israel any involvement on our part is more hindrance than help. Other countries or the UN would also suffer from either a lack credibility or a lack of commitment to what would undoubtedly be an arduous and contentious process. If Israel wasn't provided with unconditional protection by the U.S. then maybe they would be more willing to negotiate. We have become nothing more than enablers of this conflict.

But no militant casualties were seen Monday by an Associated Press reporter at Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip's largest. Instead, the hospital was overwhelmed with civilians. Bodies were two to a morgue drawer, and the wounded were being treated in hallways because beds were full.
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U.N. and Gaza health officials reported more than 550 Palestinian dead and about 2,500 wounded since Israel began the campaign 10 days ago, including 200 civilians.

At least [20 Palestinian Children were Killed] during the day, said Dr. Moaiya Hassanain, a health official. Most Confirmed Deaths have been [Civilians].

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I must disagree, the will never be peace in Israel, when there is peace, that is the end of the world.

But no militant casualties were seen Monday by an Associated Press reporter at Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip's largest. Instead, the hospital was overwhelmed with civilians. Bodies were two to a morgue drawer, and the wounded were being treated in hallways because beds were full.
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U.N. and Gaza health officials reported more than 550 Palestinian dead and about 2,500 wounded since Israel began the campaign 10 days ago, including 200 civilians.

At least [20 Palestinian Children were Killed] during the day, said Dr. Moaiya Hassanain, a health official. Most Confirmed Deaths have been [Civilians].

I agree with you Mr. Miller,

Unfortunately many of the problems that the U.S is facing is due to their blinded support to Israel. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that the U.S should not support Israel, but it should be a fair support. When American policies are being dictate by Israelie interest....because of powerful lobbyist who buy the politicians, so much money is influx into american politics that righteousness is paralyzed and the U.S is failing to be the beacon of faireness that it once was.

The only way to end the Oligarchy that exist in the middle east is to pressure Israel to want peace with the Palestinians...
Because of the greedy interest of a few who hate peace, many innocents are dying....men, women, children and babies...on either side (both in Israel and Palestine).

For every rocks that Palestinians throw at israeli soldiers, many die by Israeli Machine Guns.
Israel continues its effort to protect itself (rightfully so) but causes the conflict to persist by persisting on building and occpying some Palestinian territories, keeping the palestinians prisoners in their own homes.....

This can only be done because Israel knows it has the support of the US.....without that support Israel would quickly find a solution to end this sensless war.

Fortunately those in Israel who are hungry for war are just a few, most Israelis know that war is not the answer....they know that doing to others what has been done to them when they were without a home in the desert in Egypt or in palestine...is not right.

Unfortunately the voices of many humanist are being silenced by the few war hungry people who hate peace.

I have a strong faith that President Obama will do what is right. I know that he will not let the powerful lobbyist persuade him to continue this croisade of looking away when attrocities are being committed by the Israelis. I know that he will be fair, not favour the Palestinians more but be fair to both sides.....and only this way will we be able to provide peace to the next generation of children of Israelis and palestinians to live in peace....to grow up and go to school, walk in the parks, play and be children, becoming better men and women with a better vision for humanity that we are all a part of.

Again I am not taking any sides, but I am taking the sides of the innocent who died during this war, I am taking the sides of the defenceless children, the mothers, the fathers...who died or have watch their children die.
I am defending those innocent ones who happen to be in both Israel and Palestine.

I agree with you Mr. Miller,
Unfortunately many of the problems that the U.S is facing is due to their blinded support to Israel. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that the U.S should not support Israel, but it should be a fair support. When American policies are being dictate by Israelie interest....because of powerful lobbyist who buy the politicians, so much money is influx into american politics that righteousness is paralyzed and the U.S is failing to be the beacon of faireness that it once was.

The only way to end the Oligarchy that exist in the middle east is to pressure Israel to want peace with the Palestinians...
Because of the greedy interest of a few who hate peace, many innocents are dying....men, women, children and babies...on either side (both in Israel and Palestine).

For every rocks that Palestinians throw at israeli soldiers, many die by Israeli Machine Guns.
Israel continues its effort to protect itself (rightfully so) but causes the conflict to persist by persisting on building and occpying some Palestinian territories, keeping the palestinians prisoners in their own homes.....

This can only be done because Israel knows it has the support of the US.....without that support Israel would quickly find a solution to end this sensless war.

Fortunately those in Israel who are hungry for war are just a few, most Israelis know that war is not the answer....they know that doing to others what has been done to them when they were without a home in the desert in Egypt or in palestine...is not right.

Unfortunately the voices of many humanist are being silenced by the few war hungry people who hate peace.

I have a strong faith that President Obama will do what is right. I know that he will not let the powerful lobbyist persuade him to continue this croisade of looking away when attrocities are being committed by the Israelis. I know that he will be fair, not favour the Palestinians more but be fair to both sides.....and only this way will we be able to provide peace to the next generation of children of Israelis and palestinians to live in peace....to grow up and go to school, walk in the parks, play and be children, becoming better men and women with a better vision for humanity that we are all a part of.

Again I am not taking any sides, but I am taking the sides of the innocent who died during this war, I am taking the sides of the defenceless children, the mothers, the fathers...who died or have watch their children die.
I am defending those innocent ones who happen to be in both Israel and Palestine.

"Then there's the settlements issue. In 25 years of working on this issue for six secretaries of state, I can't recall one meeting where we had a serious discussion with an Israeli prime minister about the damage that settlement activity???including land confiscation, bypass roads and housing demolitions???does to the peacemaking process."

A jew wrote this? Amazing...too bad no network covers this when it happens. It will be very easy to understand the violence.