Debatten om Israels tilbageholdelse af nødhjæpskonvojen på vej mod Gaza, der kostede adskillige menneskeliv, skabte stor international debat.

Jeg faldt i International Herald Tribune over en skæg artikel om Reagan´s reaktion på en lignende problemstilling for 29 år siden, og synes jeg ville dele den med jer. Artiklen er skrevet af Richard v. Allen, der var national sikkerhedsrådgiver for Reagan fra 1981-1982 og forud for det hans øverste udenrigspolitiske rådgiver.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/opinion/07allen.html?scp=1&sq=richard%20v.%20allen&st=cse

Derudover får i lige følgende uddrag fra Newsweek artikel, hvor Netanyahu sammenlignes med George Bush:

“An ideological, right-wing leader comes to power. He seems sure to be more disciplined than his predecessor, a centrist politician who sailed from scandal to scandal. Domestically, the electorate is sharply polarized—they’re still sore over terrorist attacks that have killed many of their fellow citizens, but they have strong disagreements about how best to respond. The government, however, has no such hesitation. The cabinet is stacked with veterans of the armed forces and the defense establishment who are sure that a strong show of force will finish off the country’s Muslim tormentors. The world doesn’t see it that way, and despite impressive deployments of troops—and plenty of military victories—the nation becomes more and more diplomatically isolated, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of freedom”

Er sammenligningen fair, døm selv. Læs hele artiklen her

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/08/bibi-is-the-new-bush.html

PS: Jeg får ofte henvendelser fra læsere, der gerne så at jeg kommenterede mere på jeres gode indlæg her på bloggen. I har ret. Derfor vil jeg torsdag d. 17. juni mellem kl. 11 - 12 sidde parat til at svare på de kommentarer, I har til den dags analyse på bloggen. Jeg glæder mig og håber, at mange af Jer vil benytte Jer af lejligheden.

Alt godt

PEM