"The Israeli-Palestinian peace effort -- one of Norway's greatest triumphs -- is now in tatters, undermined by years of trying to negotiate details of a final treaty and by more than 18 months of violence. But Jan Egeland, a key player in that effort, said Norway recognizes that there are risks of failure when taking on peacemaking challenges others often resist."
Yep always a risk but we all keep trying.
"If there was a remote chance, we took the chance when other countries wouldn't," said Egeland, a former deputy foreign minister. "It's the sides that have to make peace. We can only help."
What, you guys want ALL the credit??
"Norway does not take up every peace challenge -- one key condition is that both sides must be sufficiently committed to reaching agreement. "
What the easy ones,
Really just kidding,
I hope you understand we also want peace and stability in the world. Often the good is overlooked as it is not real newsworthy (if it bleeds it leads) our country seems to lap up bad news as if it were milk.
The record of both our countries show lives lost and billions spent on aid and support the world over, I am sure you could do a google search on aid the US has provided so I won't take up the space. We also have many private agencies that offer help the world over.
I don't think we really differ that much.
We gave the UN 12 years to go about a change in Iraqi nothing changed. The UN passed resolution after resolution to no avail.
If you have children, what would happen if you gave threats of punishment with never any action. How long before they laughed at you and did what ever they wanted?
S.H. had WMD used them and had in place forbidden programs for further development. I don't think they have been destroyed as it would not be logical to do so then not show proof of their destruction. Just as S Africa showed the world the destruction of there programs S.H. should have done so and then the sanctions would have been lifted and all would be the same in Iraqi.
It would have been so easy, full UN cooperation, full disclosure and destruction verification, not to do so made no sense, unless you were lying about the no weapon thing.
So you say the President of this country lied about WMD that must mean you believe S.H. at his word as you have no proof of the destruction of the weapons (or the UN inspectors would have been done) that no one disputes he had and used.
The UN wanted proof and said they never got it, remember they needed more time to search, If S.H. really broke down the programs and destroyed them there would have been no searching needed. He could have shown the remains of the weapons and the dismantled sites and been done with it years ago.
Please show the logic of loosing everything when you were in compliance all along.
Please show the logic for all the games and cat and mouse with the UN inspectors.
Who do you believe acted in the interest of humanity Bush or Saddom?
Who do you think cares about peace and stability Bush or Saddom?
Who do you believe about WMD Bush or Saddom?
That’s what it gets down to really
The Iraqis deserve better, the are a proud and now free nation.
Regards,
Me I call S.H. the lier and despot
