(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . The Biden Dilemma [I/P/US/UN]. [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-14 Haaretz has an interesting article up: They say that Biden and Blinken have done their best, but the situation has become impossible. Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire, with a guarantee that once the hostages are released they are protected. Israel wants a temporary ceasefire, its hostages released, and then to continue the war. They suggest 2 uneasy options remain: -Link to Haaretz The first is to drastically change course, stand up and deliver a speech that calls Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bluff. Something along the lines of: "I suffered with Israel, I stood by Israel, I will always support Israel. My commitment to Israel is unwavering, I have Israel's back, my Israel bona fides are unassailable. That is not the issue. We all know what a vile, murderous and savage terror organization Hamas is. That too is not the issue. The issue is Israel's long-term security and regional stability. Iran is at the center of an axis of terror, instability and chaos. That includes Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and other militias, and is supported by Russia. "He has not come up with any coherent, defined and viable plan for Gaza. I thought he needed time. Apparently, he never intended to. He has derided all advice the United States offered on the military management of the war and humanitarian aid. He insolently ignored U.S. ideas on how we should proceed together – specifically about the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations, including a reconfigured Middle East. He has demonstrated profound ingratitude for the assistance the United States has provided, playing petty politics instead. I suspect all his decisions are subject to his political survival, which includes prolonging a war without clear objectives, and a reluctance to seriously engage in a hostage and cease-fire agreement. "To this end, we will initiate a UN Security Council resolution on ending the war, effective immediately. If that does not happen, we will reassess our current military aid to Israel." Second, announce a diplomatic disengagement. Enough is enough. The United States expended enough diplomatic capital and tarnished its reputation, and Biden himself expended more than enough political capital on supporting Israel the way he did. So it's time to cut our losses. Israel wants to continue a forever war and remain in the Gaza quagmire for years to come? You think you can actually tailor-design a limited war in Lebanon, dangerously unaware that this will inevitably turn into a large-scale confrontation with Hezbollah and possibly also Iran? May the force be with you. There's only so much we can advise, do, warn and implore. As Judges 6:14 states: "Go in this thy might and save Israel from the hand of Midian; have not I sent thee?" In other words, go do what you want. The United States is not in the equation and is backing off from active involvement. The CIA assesses that no matter what the US does Netanyahu has his own plans for Gaza and that he can get away with it. It is a long piece, and I have extracted what I believe to be the most informative paragraphs. -My Opinion is We have dug our own hole for so long now that we can't climb out of it. We have never been neutral or unbiased. The only place that this can be resolved is in the UN. We must give our full support to it for once on this issue. The ICJ and ICC must be allowed to do their work unhindered. Then we might end up with conditions for a 2-state solution. - We might then have a system/benchmark to resolve the wars in Ukraine, Sudan etc etc. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/14/2246613/-The-Biden-Dilemma?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/