Saturday, February 28, 2015

Evolution preempting human Schemes

Whether you love America or you hate it, set aside your prejudices and answer a simple question. What is worse from the standpoint of human morality: encouraging people to flock to your side, or the military occupation of these people? Now take America out of the question and replace it with Iran. Now do the same with Israel.

The fact is that people from Yemen to Lebanon are flocking to the side of Iran for anyone of many reasons, whereas Israel continues to maintain its long held military occupation of Palestine. There is no contest between these two jurisdictions: Iran is a true reflection of the historic evolutionary process that has characterized this planet since the dawn of civilization, whereas Israel is the product of a scheme that is beginning to fray.

With this in mind, look at the uproar that has erupted with regard to the scheme which Netanyahu of Israel, his ambassador in America and the puppet speaker of the House of Congress have cobbled together for a reason that remains obscure. It is that Netanyahu will soon address said Congress to reveal nothing that is new. This says that the intent of the address is to arm-wrestle the American administration in America to prove something. But what can that something be?

You may or may not find the answer in four articles written recently by Jews on that subject. One was written by Charles Krauthammer under the title: “The Fatal Flaw in the Iran Deal,” published on February 26, 2015 in National Review Online. The other three were published on February 27, 2015 by the following authors. William Kristol wrote: “Netanyahu's Moment,” published in the Weekly Standard. David Harsanyi wrote: “Obama's Iran Obsession” published in National Review Online. Matthew Continetti wrote: “Why Bibi's Speech Matters,” published in the Free Beacon.

Here is what galls Krauthammer: “Iran would re-enter the international community, as Obama suggested in an interview last December, as a 'very successful regional power.'” The fact is that the Jews never established a successful nation, let alone one that became a regional power. When they managed to get the former colonial powers to give them a piece of Palestine, they immediately started to scheme the demise of their neighbors to make of Israel a regional power. From getting America to block the building of Egypt's Aswan dam and hydroelectric station to the demand that America must obliterate Iran, Israel has worked to spread chaos where serenity used to dominate.

William Kristol admits to the practical uselessness of the speech: “Netanyahu's speech … will make familiar arguments … like the vast majority of speeches, it would soon be overtaken by events in Israel and the United States and the world.” This done, he asks the question: “What is he [Obama] scared of?” And he tries to answer the question: “The Netanyahu speech … will be a moment that could cause us to reflect … with new leadership, what kind of deeds we might once again be capable of. As it will be a moment of vindication for Zionism … On March 3, something remarkable will happen. The prime minister of Israel, speaking on behalf of the West will command the world's attention as he declares his refusal to appease the enemies of Israel and the West.” Get it, my friend? Kristol says Obama is scared that Netanyahu will conquer the West with a useless speech, then turn around and kick Obama out of the office to which he was elected.

As to Continetti, he has a more “high-schoolish” sort of view on the subject: He tells not of what he knows with certainty about the nuclear agreement with Iran but of what an AP report says the agreement “might” look like. And based on this, he concludes that Iran will be free – not to legitimately attract people to its cause – but to continue with “its campaign to co-opt Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Syria.” And that's what Netanyahu will warn America about, says Continetti, which is why “Barack Obama can't stand it.” High school stuff.

As to David Harsanyi, he does not answer a question; he asks one: “The problem … is that Netanyahu is going to make a powerful argument against enabling Iran to become a nuclear power. Americans will hear it. Many will agree. Devotion to Obama is not loyalty to your country … Surely, hearing out the case of an ally … doesn't need to come with this much angst from Democrats. But if it does, it's worth asking why.”

The fact is that along with the rest of the planet, the Middle East is evolving according to norms we cannot control. A kid that straps a bomb to his chest and detonates it in a crowded place or an F-16 that blasts a building full of people may nudge history temporarily in one direction or another but that does not constitute control. Evolution will continue on its chosen path and there is nothing that anyone can do about it; not even the Jews.