This is because they have to look-out for their own safety first. They realize that the danger comes from Iran should it acquire nuclear capability, and furthermore from ISIS, that is threatening to take over Mecca and the rest of the Arab countries.
Obama does not realize these facts, because Iran is his pet project, although it is detrimental to both the Arabs and Israel and later on to the US as well. He acts in a way to enroll Europe and the UN in his actions against Israel in the near future.
I believe that Obama and the Europeans are wrong, as usual, because if Iran becomes nuclear, it will control the entire Middle East and dictate its policies. By acting as he is acting now, I believe that Netanyahu has the tacit understanding of the major conservative Arab countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE that have the same interests as Israel.
I don’t believe that the US and Europe will knowingly push Israel to the extreme without an acceptable solution.
I'm afraid I'm in agreement with Ronald. We can complain about politicians of all stripes until the cows come home, but until moderate Muslims and Jews has enough of their more radical brethren, things will not change. Thisis outn of the hands of politivcians.
Chip Bergeron
ChipB
I wish the United States could stay out of the Middle East like so many others are now claiming. But the fact is that United States interests are worldwide and this country must protect its citizens in faraway places and to try to prevent a powder keg that would ignite the entire world in another world war. Unfortunately, the President and the State Department are charged with law to carry out diplomatic functions for the United States.
With the way things are unfolding, it's damned if you do, and damned if you don't. When people are unhappy they always point to where the buck stops. You seem to have pretty good hindsight in blaming Obama for everything that's happening in the Middle East. The fact is that the president and you are helpless to do anything that will stop the continual irritations that are leading to so many conflicts and potential disasters.
Like I've said many times before, it will not be the diplomats or the critics that solve this problem, it will be young people on the Internet that are fed up with pompous rulers and religious fanatics and turn the Middle East into a secular society like the United States and Europe and kiss these stupid animosities goodbye, especially the need to flaunt nuclear power or terrorism as some sort of old boys' superiority game that benefits no one.
Ron