Sarah Palin Dead Wrong on Israel

I write this blog entry with hesitation and sadness because I am a supporter of Sarah Palin. I do believe that she has the interests of the American people on her mind. In the VP debate, Sarah did a wonderful job putting Joe Biden on defense and clearly and passionately stated the issues that represents most of America. However, there is one issue stated by Sarah that I cannot allow to quietly slip by. Her policy and support for the two-state solution is downright dangerous for both Israel and America.

Here is the unfortunate statement made by Sarah Palin during the VP debate:

Transcript of Palin, Biden debate - CNN.com: "PALIN: A two-state solution is the solution. And Secretary Rice, having recently met with leaders on one side or the other there, also, still in these waning days of the Bush administration, trying to forge that peace, and that needs to be done, and that will be top of an agenda item, also, under a McCain-Palin administration.

Israel is our strongest and best ally in the Middle East. We have got to assure them that we will never allow a second Holocaust, despite, again, warnings from Iran and any other country that would seek to destroy Israel, that that is what they would like to see.

We will support Israel. A two-state solution, building our embassy, also, in Jerusalem, those things that we look forward to being able to accomplish, with this peace-seeking nation, and they have a track record of being able to forge these peace agreements.

They succeeded with Jordan. They succeeded with Egypt. I'm sure that we're going to see more success there, also.

It's got to be a commitment of the United States of America, though. And I can promise you, in a McCain-Palin administration, that commitment is there to work with our friends in Israel."

NO! NO! NO! A two-state solution is NO solution. Let's say, theoretically, you are able to get the neighboring/occupying Arabs (or whom we affectionately refer to as the "Palestinians") to actually agree to a two-state solution; based on their adherence to the Islamic practices of Hudna, the resulting peace would be temporary. Within Islamic practices, Hudna is a form of a temporary peace/cease-fire which allows the Islamic terrorists time to build up their manpower/arsenal until such time they decide to attack their enemy, deceived by the false sense of security. Therefore, in this particular situation, as their Israeli neighbors are enjoying the temporary "cease-fire", the Palestinians would be taking advantage of the time to prepare for a future attack against Israel. It totally goes against the belief/philosophy of the Arabs/Palestinians to allow Israel (whom they identify as infidels) to continue to exist, unless they convert to Islam.

On another note, the land that the Palestinians want as their state is the land that God gave to the Israelites several thousands of years ago. Sarah Palin should know this and she should know the consequences of taking away the God-given lands from Israel. Sarah Palin is an Evangelical Christian and was formerly associated with the Assemblies of God, strongly pro-Israel. Granted that she moved to a different church/denomination, the Wasilla Bible Church, but this church is also a biblical based church. It is known that because of how she has grown in her faith within these churches, Sarah Palin is pro-Israel and sincerely wants to protect and defend the country and her people.

I don't know if Sarah lacks the understanding of the depth of providence of the country of Israel or what the scriptures warn about dividing Israel, but I hope that someone, very soon, talks to her about the anti-biblical nature of the two-state solution. I certainly hope that John McCain does not share this view, along with the desire to continue with Bush's two-state, Israeli "peace" process.

It would be highly beneficial if Mike Huckabee spoke to Sarah about the errors of her statements. Mike knows the truth and articulately stated his position to WorldNetDaily:

Huckabee: Let Palestinians create country 'elsewhere': "'Israel is surrounded by nations in various states of war with the Jewish state. Because of the limited footprint of real estate they have, it's not practical for Israel to give up any land. The two-state solution is no solution, but will cause only problems,' said Huckabee..."..."'There is only one place on earth where the Jewish people could have a homeland that is consistent with their roots, whereas the Palestinians can create their homeland in many other places in the Middle East, outside Israel,' he said."

Another good idea is for Sarah Palin to read a book by White House Correspondent, Bill Koening called, "Eye to Eye: Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel", which goes into extensive detail the consequences that has afflicted the United States as a result of President Bush's and other past presidents', role in the two-state solution.

I hope and pray that Sarah Palin has the humility to admit that she was wrong about the two-state solution and that she learns the truth.

Amy J.

Should We Talk To Iran? Senators Graham and Kerry Weigh-In

Watch as the two senators weigh in on their own views and the views of their respective presidential candidates in regards to "talks" with leaders of rogue nations. Also includes the applicable clip from last Friday night's debate:



Amy J.

Bush, Paulsen, and the Democrats Defeated by House Republicans, 228 - 205

Bloomberg.com: Worldwide: "Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House rejected a $700 billion financial-rescue plan intended to restore confidence in the nation's banking system, dealing a blow to government efforts to contain a lending crisis.

The House rejected by a vote of 228 to 205 the measure to authorize the biggest government intervention in the markets since the Great Depression."

It's great to see that we still have people in Congress who actually speak for the people and not for their own personal interests. I am not going to pretend to be an expert in U.S. economics, but I do know that whomever we vote for and send to Washington has the direct responsibility to represent the interests of their constituents. When the overwhelming number of calls to the congressional offices are from people opposing the $700 billion bailout, these congressmen have the responsibility to represent their constituents' concerns. The only time lawmakers should deviate and go against the will of the people is in the event of impending doom and destruction that would be averted by a piece of legislation.

Obviously, this can't be the case with the $700 billion dollar bailout plan. In fact, President Bush and Paulsen have no way of guaranteeing that the American tax payers would get their money back or that this bailout would absolutely continue to keep the market afloat. Yes, there is a good possibility that this will help the market in the short term, and perhaps in the long term as well, but this is still a big gamble, and the American people knows that too. Therefore, the American people has every right to say no to Congress. If the people's opposition are ignored by their elected officials, then it is these elected officials who becomes derelict in their duties.

Thank God for the House Republicans who heard the people and made sure that their interests did not fall on deaf ears. The following video is a great speech delivered by Representative, McCotter on the floor today, on why he opposed the bailout:

U.S. Representative from Michigan, McCotter Delivering Floor Speech Opposing Bailout Legislation on September 29, 2008

Unfortunately, some people don't learn as some of the pressuring and arm-twisting continued well after the vote concluded:

FOXNews.com - House Defeats Wall Street Bailout Bill - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum — Stocks spiraled downward as much as 685 points on Monday as a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street ended in defeat in the House of Representatives....House leaders held open the vote as they tried to sway reluctant lawmakers to support the plan, which failed 205-228. Arm-twisting continued even after the vote clock expired. One member, retiring Republican Rep. Jerry Weller, did not vote.

Amy J.

Amy J's Take on the First Presidential Debate

Newsmax.com – Why McCain Won the Debate: "There is little question that John McCain “won” the first debate last night. Perhaps he lost on points (arguments) and style (how could he beat Mr. Smooth?), but McCain “won” over the audience, the only victory that counts."

How any of those so called "pundits" could possibly think that Obama had the edge in last night's debate escapes any form of common sense. Yeah, Obama had the edge over McCain in being a smooth talker (and probably could have been voted "Mr. Congeniality") but as noted in the commentary by Christopher Ruddy, Obama sounded like your standard university professor. What is beside the point is that the vast majority of your standard university professors range from being a left-wing liberal on the moderate end to an outright Marxist/Communist on the other end of the spectrum. I agree that when you listen to Obama speak, it is difficult to decipher how he is different in both tone and philosophy from your standard university professor. But, the real issue is that I don't want to depend on a "professor" to run our country and keep us safe from those that want to kill us.

During the debate, Senator McCain successfully demonstrated his depth of experience and know-how to run this country both in the area of economics and military defense. For example, he reminded us how he attempted to share his understanding of military strategy with then President Ronald Reagan, as he voted against sending the U.S. Marines into Lebanon back in 1983 and tragically, McCain was right. About 300 Marines lost their lives in the bombing of their barracks. McCain also gave specific examples of how he has taken action to cut wasteful government spending as a U.S. Senator.

What McCain didn't have the time to mention is all that he's managed to learn from the successes and mistakes of former presidents and cabinet members and how he's managed to implement/support policies based on these lessons learned. Such as how Ronald Reagan fixed and boomed the economy after the catastrophic failure of President Carter's economic policies, the mistake of George H. W. Bush when he raised taxes after promising not to do so, the mistakes of Bill Clinton as he demoralized the United States Military by reducing the military budget and forcing them to fight in combat and military missions with inadequate resources and personnel, and finally, the further damage to the military caused by the policies and the incompetence of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, as he mismanaged the military and the war in Iraq, while he tried to run the military like a corporation:

McCain blames Rumsfeld for missteps - John McCain News- msnbc.com: "Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday the war in Iraq has been mismanaged for years and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as one of the worst in history."

Finally, what could Obama say after McCain candidly mocked the idea of sitting at the same table and having "talks" with the likes of Ahmadinejad with absolutely no preconditions?

"MCCAIN: So let me get this right. We sit down with Ahmadinejad, and he says, 'We're going to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth,' and we say, 'No, you're not'? Oh, please."
Transcript of presidential debate - CNN.com

Amy J.