By Helen Cooper
WASHINGTON — Ashton B. Carter, (click here) President Obama’s nominee for secretary of defense, told senators on Wednesday that he would consider increased American military assistance to Ukraine, including the sale of lethal arms, as part of the country’s effort to fight Russian-backed separatists in the east.
Mr.
Carter’s comments, which came as he cruised through a confirmation
hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, echoed those of
senior administration officials, who have indicated in recent weeks that
the White House is rethinking its opposition to arming Ukraine in what is turning into a proxy war with Russia....
The United Nations needs to come up with diplomatic measures between Russia and the USA in regard to Ukraine. There are plenty reasons for the USA and EU and Russia to talk even outside Ukraine.
There needs to be a United Nations diplomatic measure with Assad and the USA and Russia. Everyone has to be at the table and if that means France, Great Britain and China then do it. If Assad needs more Arab representation at the table, then ask Saudi Arabia or any other stable government that wants peace in the Middle East.
The United Nations needs a diplomatic measure between the USA, Israel, Palestine and Hamas. This ridiculous. It's been decades and the Palestinians are losing ground every day. If the UN needs to have reality come to the Palestinian issue with the World Courts stating the paths open to that nation of people then it needs to be said and plans made.
These can't be minor diplomatic measures. They move from the United Nations to the leadership of the countries involved.
The new Secretary of Defense has to be briefed on all these issues as well as the arms problem coming out of Libya, too. The United Nations has a lot of intelligence on these issues. For the part the USA plays in many of these theaters, the Secretary of Defense has to consult with them. Let the new secretary bring US military intelligence with him.
Solutions have to be found in regard to all these issues and the US has to have a legitimate reason to act in any of this mess. I sincerely believe the uprisings in places like Yemen occur because of the high number of deaths by drones. The UN Security Council needs to come to terms with drones and bring resolutions to their use. The stress level among these people have to be outrageous. My take on drones. They might be good as spies IN A WAR THEATER, but, this mess they have now is way out of hand.
The United Nations needs to come up with diplomatic measures between Russia and the USA in regard to Ukraine. There are plenty reasons for the USA and EU and Russia to talk even outside Ukraine.
There needs to be a United Nations diplomatic measure with Assad and the USA and Russia. Everyone has to be at the table and if that means France, Great Britain and China then do it. If Assad needs more Arab representation at the table, then ask Saudi Arabia or any other stable government that wants peace in the Middle East.
The United Nations needs a diplomatic measure between the USA, Israel, Palestine and Hamas. This ridiculous. It's been decades and the Palestinians are losing ground every day. If the UN needs to have reality come to the Palestinian issue with the World Courts stating the paths open to that nation of people then it needs to be said and plans made.
These can't be minor diplomatic measures. They move from the United Nations to the leadership of the countries involved.
The new Secretary of Defense has to be briefed on all these issues as well as the arms problem coming out of Libya, too. The United Nations has a lot of intelligence on these issues. For the part the USA plays in many of these theaters, the Secretary of Defense has to consult with them. Let the new secretary bring US military intelligence with him.
Solutions have to be found in regard to all these issues and the US has to have a legitimate reason to act in any of this mess. I sincerely believe the uprisings in places like Yemen occur because of the high number of deaths by drones. The UN Security Council needs to come to terms with drones and bring resolutions to their use. The stress level among these people have to be outrageous. My take on drones. They might be good as spies IN A WAR THEATER, but, this mess they have now is way out of hand.
