Dear Americans,
I will try to apply faces to this story, as we read of the on-going double standard of this administration and that of former President Bush, as an example of how far America is steering off course from once being a reliable, trustworthy friend towards our allies across the pond. America's foreign policies, its financial and military support under both Democrat and Republican parties, should at least make an American patriot blink twice!
"Why is America supporting PLO/PA organizations? Aren't these peace talks in the Middle East a farce, since America has decided exactly what Israel will do in ways of appeasement in order to fulfill the Palestinians demands? Why have our leaders in Washington, in both the House and Senate, signed off on policies that place our friend's in harm's way? Perhaps this article will shed light on the reason why Abbas need only sit back and allow Obama to speak for the Arab nations - against the best interests of Israel and the United States. Bee Sting
Israel National News
During a military exercise with the IDF’s elite Kfir Brigade last week at the Tze'elim base in Israel’s south, GOC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi warned soldiers of potential challenges they may face in the near future.
Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi
The Kfir brigade, created December 2005 to deal with unrest in Israel’s Judea and Samaria regions, trained extensively in urban warfare and simulated a scenario in which IDF soldiers were pitted against the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority’s new American-trained military.Mizrahi told soldiers that the PA security forces, trained in Jordan by United States Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, is a formidable potential enemy and that the IDF needs to know how to fight them if the need should arise.
United States Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton
"This is a trained, equipped, American-educated force," Mizrahi said. "This means that at the beginning of a battle, we will pay a higher price. A force like that can shut down an urban area with four snipers… It is a proper infantry force facing us and we need to take that into account. They have attack capabilities and we do not expect them to give up easily."Keith Dayton himself has expressed belief that his PA army would likely attack the Jewish state in the event that Israel does not give in to the demands of the Middle East Quartet, comprising America, Russia, the United Nations and European Union. At a May 2009 lecture in Washington, Dayton indicated that if Israel does not surrender Judea and Samaria to the PA within two years, the Fatah forces he and his fellow American officers are currently training could easily turn their guns on the Israelis.
"With big expectations, come big risks," Dayton said. "There is perhaps a two-year shelf life on being told that you're creating a state, when you're not."
Clinton, Obama and Gates
Following these remarks, United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates extended Dayton's tour of duty for an additional two years and gave him the added responsibility of serving as deputy to President Barack Obama's Middle East Envoy George Mitchell.
The United States has already poured over $300 million into the new PA army and the acknowledged prospect of that army attacking the State of Israel has not deterred Washington from continuing to arm, train and finance it. (IsraelNationalNews.com)
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