He had no problem denouncing Israel last summer, but doesn't say a word about Iran's nuclear program nor does he publicly agree with Bush's contention that Iranians are supplying weapons that kill American soldiers and Iraqi security forces and civilians.
Instead, he hops on a plane last year, flies to Tehran, were he is welcomed with a kiss on both cheeks from Iran's president.
Nice, eh?
2007-02-14 23:45:03 · 5 answers · asked by Timothy B 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Israel's actions have NOTHING to do with my question. In fact, I could say that al-Maliki was correct to speak out against Israel but is wrong not to voice his opinion (one way or another) about Iran's nuclear ambitions and whether or not they are supplying weapons to insurgents and/or terrorists inside of Iraq.
Certainly if al-Maliki can tell the press that he is outraged about Israel, he can be equally candid about the destabilizing impact of adding a nuclear nation into the middle east, or a nation that provides weapons that are being used to kill Iraqis -- the people he is supposed to protect!
2007-02-15 00:16:49 · update #1
Nouri al-Maliki shares the Shia Muslim faith with Iranians, so they're not really that distant. He's granted Iranians protections in Iraq as well.
2007-02-14 23:49:27 · answer #1 · answered by na n 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Are you aware that the United States has been supplying the weapons with which Israel has been slaughtering women and children? Have you read any articles on the "cluster bombs" Israel has planted in civilian areas and which killed Palestinian children while they were playing about 6 months ago?
I strongly suggest you do a little reading on Israel. They are not the "victims" which the heavily-financed PR Israeli machine in America is leading you to believe.
Israel is now, and has been, occupying Palestinian land illegally, against international law, for decades and is the origin of this current chaos.
What you have been brainwashed into calling "terrorism" is people protecting their homeland-- you know, against terrorism from Israel?
And America has FINANCED that terrorism.
Many Israeli soldiers are coming out against the terrorism which is targeting innocent people (terrorism) and destroying people's homes.
Neither side is "wrong" and neither side is "right" and it is time to stop painting the Palestinians as madmen. You have an obligation to try to LEARN the facts instead of only hearing carefully selected "news" stories.
“The next two speakers were Ory Yossur of Israel and Raed Al-Haddar of Palestine, both members of the newly formed organization Combatants for Peace. The organization was created jointly by Israeli soldiers and Palestinians who have decided to put down their weapons and work together for peace.
Ory explained the importance of refusing to serve in the military in Israel, where there is compulsory service from the age of 18 to 21. Afterwards, in theory, there is a requirement to serve in the reserves, however in practice it is very easy to get out of this service. Therefore, those who refuse to serve rather than simply finding a way out are doing so to take a stand against the violence. Both Ory and Raed spoke of the process through which they realized that the violence would never end if they continued on the same path, that Palestine would never become a state and Israel would never be safe. They both found the answer in working together for peace.”
http://www.peaceandjustice.it/soldiers-against-war.php
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-17,GGLD:en&q=israeli+soldiers+protest+war
2007-02-15 08:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Look, Israel is like the size of a shoe box, sitting in the middle of a football field. It is perfectly ok with most of the world to tell the the nation (shoe box size) that it has to give up more of its land. It seems perfectly ok for Arab leaders to slur and throw threats of annihilation around all day long. But let the little shoe box defend itself, and the world groans and cries foul!!! It all comes down to oil and who holds the trump card. Many European nation import ALL of their oil. We only produce about 32% of our own oil demand. Our Congress and Senate however; have no excuse. We have millions and millions of untapped barrels of sweet crude just sitting under the Gulf of Mexico and in Alaska -- yet, are we drilling for a drop of it?
2007-02-15 08:20:37 · answer #3 · answered by aiminhigh24u2 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I hear the right-wing drum beat getting louder with each passing day.
2007-02-15 07:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
oh that's stupid Q. it is simply he is a pro-Iranian,for America it is like raising a snake never know when and where it stings you,
2007-02-15 08:29:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋