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Congressional oversight
requires an examination (hearing) of the impact of Israel’s “disengagement”
(retreat) from terrorist strongholds in Gaza and Samaria on US interests in
general and on the safety of US GIs in Iraq/Afghanistan in particular.
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The July 2000 “disengagement”
from Lebanon boosted Hizbullah terror to regional prominence, currently
haunting US GIs in Afghanistan and in Iraq.
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The 1994-98 “disengagements”
from 85% of Gaza and 40% of Judea & Samaria created the largest terror base in
the world, a platform and a tailwind to regional anti-US terrorism.
Palestinian terrorists face the US in Iraq/Afghanistan.
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The 1994-98 “disengagements”
bolstered the PLO/PA, the arch lethal enemy of the pro-US Hashemite regime in
Jordan.
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The 1995 “disengagement” from
Bethlehem doomed its Christians to PLO/PA oppression, accelerating Christian
flight (from a 70% majority to a 20% minority).
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“Disengagement” would transfer
control of Gaza’s sea and air ports to the PLO/PA – the sustained ally of
Iran, Russia, China and No.Korea – enhancing their strategic posture in the
eastern flank of the Mediterranean.
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“Disengagement” would reward
the PA – a platform to pro-Saddam elements.
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“Disengagement” would drag the
US into inevitable Egypt-Israel diplomatic and military conflicts.
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“Disengagement” would be
perceived, by Palestinians, as a boost to the rogue PA regime, discouraging
Palestinian reformists and moderates.
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“Disengagement” (retreat) would
reward terrorists and undermine deterrence and negotiation in the Mideast,
where the only peace possible is deterrence-driven.
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The 1993-2001 anti-US wave of
Islamic terrorism was fueled by the 1979, 1983 and 1993 US “disengagements”
from Teheran, Beirut and Mogadishu.
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President Bush opposes the
“disengagement” (retreat) concept (June 28, 2005): “They think that they can
force us to retreat; they are mistaken... We either deal with terrorism
abroad, or we deal with them when it comes to us...”
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“Disengagement” and US
interests constitute an oxymoron! The time to examine the impact of Israel's
“disengagement” on US interests is before – and not after – its consequences
burden US GIs.
