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Who Will Be the New Chamberlain?
Upcoming talks in Geneva with Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad whose anti-Israeli rhetoric about wiping them from the face of the earth evokes an eerie feeling of dejavu. What immediately comes to mind is the image of Hitler and the naiveté of Neville Chamberlain in believing he could talk with a madman and win him over with concessions. This then puts for the question of who will it be that walks in the failed footsteps of Neville Chamberlain?
We have seen the leader of Iran come to the United Nations to speak of his right to have nuclear research, followed by a celebrity tour of New York City. We have heard him state numerous times that he would like to see Israel wiped off the map, and we have seen him test rockets and thumb his nose at the international community. He is clearly driven to make this his legacy and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal.
I suppose that world politicians believe that sitting down and talking with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will accomplish something, I believe that they are deluding themselves or searching for a photo-op. This man is singularly focused on his goal of the extermination of Israel and will gladly meet with anyone as long as it buys him more time to develop nuclear weapons. Make no mistake; meetings like the forthcoming talks in Geneva will yield more concessions in favor of Iran and no steps to prevent his nuclear development. Which of the great global leaders attending this meeting will take credit for the latest appeasement of Iran and cement his legacy as the modern day Neville Chamberlain?
