12-25-2016, 09:18 AM
No follow-up? For those that may not have seen, the US abstained and the resolution passed 14-0. Now, Israel's pissed, the GOP is pissed, quite a few Democrats are pissed, it's a very interesting thing going on. There have been vows from the Senate to block funding to the UN until the resolution is reversed. Huckabee is in a "seething rage" over the administration's abstention. My Twitter feed has been filled with lots of stuff about this.
This creates an interesting situation for the incoming administration in a number ways as they will work to navigate the diplomatic obstacle course to reach what their desired result will be. The question is, though, what will be the desired result? The Israeli settlements issue is a complicated one for international affairs and there are pitfalls in any policy avenue.
This creates an interesting situation for the incoming administration in a number ways as they will work to navigate the diplomatic obstacle course to reach what their desired result will be. The question is, though, what will be the desired result? The Israeli settlements issue is a complicated one for international affairs and there are pitfalls in any policy avenue.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
