Netanyahu
See, with a little help from your friends anything is possible. Sure he waited until the last moment, and is worried about his political future. This is his job on the line. This was not an easy decision. I applaud him. See, there is positive peer pressure. This is what the demonstrations have been about. Lets see who else we can take off the wall and put the Sharon plan to rest once and for all.
In my self-debate about whether or not to go to Gush Katif I found this article:
Showdown In Kfar Darom
In my self-debate about whether or not to go to Gush Katif I found this article:
Showdown In Kfar Darom
posted by 2R at 6:36 PM
5 Comments:
Ummm...yeah...I don't for a second believe it was peer pressure. He did this not b/c he feared his political future was on the line, but b/c he wanted to solidify his position with the potential voters. He's establishing his stance, knowing full well that we'll probably be going to elections in the next few months. He knows that if Sharon does run, he'll be the front runner to challenge him. If Sharon doesn't run, Netanyahu basically has the PM in the bag. Labor is like the US democratic party, in complete dissaray, w/o any clue as to where they should be headed. The next few months will be key to determine whether this was a successful move for Bibi.
Peer pressure? B.S.!! Calculated political move. Bibi's no dummy. He's not someone who gives into peer pressure, either. He's a MIT graduate, for crying out loud. This guy is brilliant, and he knows exactly what he's doing. Pure political chess move.
-OC
I agree OC. Calculated political move. If Bibi was against the disengagment, he would have voted against it, instead of abstaining when votes came up in cabinet.
Agree right back with ya, Ittay. No offense, 2r and difdevohh, but the only results that the disengagement protests had on Bibi's decision was knowing he can count on your vote(s).
-OC
Sorry 2R, I hate to say it, and I wish it weren't so, but Bibi did this for votes. It's what he does. He takes advantage of the instability in the political climate and grabs power. He's done it before, and he's trying to do it again. He ran as a Hawk last time and caved to public/US/world opinion once he was in power. If he really cared about the people of Israel, he wouldn't leave his cabinet post in the wake of record levels of poverty [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123467491423](unless of course he thinks that it's his fault and is trying to save Israel's poor from an even worse fate).
Actually, his economic reforms have done an emmense amount of good for the country. With his programs, he was slowly but surely bringing us into a truly capitalistic society. He said he did most of what he wanted to do as Finance Minister, and all his other plans are in the process of being passed and completed. What I'm upset about was that he had so much momentum to get more done, e.g. breaking apart the current bank system, that he left at a vulnerable time. I wish he would have stayed until the job was really done. That's what I'm most worried about.
-OC
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