Letter to John McCain
“The brave people of Georgia need our solidarity and prayers… We can’t turn a blind eye to aggression and international lawlessness that threatens the peaceand stability of the world and the security of the American people.”
Dear Mr. McCain,
When you said these words at your acceptance speech, I couldn’t help but thinking of another group of people that needs our solidarity and prayers. The Palestinians have been the victims of agression and international lawlessness for far too long. I ask you this: Why do we continue to treat Israel as a special case in the international arena? Why do we allow them to blatently disregard UN Resolutions to the detrement of our standing in the world? Why does Iraqi (1990) or Russian agression lead to military action or pleas for solidarity and prayers and yet Israeli agression lead to increased military support? How long can we as a country make blanket statements like, “We can’t turn a blind eye to agression” and yet continue to do just that in the case of Israel and the Palestinians? We are quickly and effectively alienation ourselves as a nation with these policies.