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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
German FM Baerbock Proposes International Gaza Protection Force - German Participation Possible (translated)
2024-10-02
[Deutschlandfunk] Foreign Minister Baerbock concludes with a view to a future peace order in the Middle East and a participation of German soldiers in a possible protection group for the Gaza Strip is not excluded.

Peace needs international security guarantees, said the Green politician in the magazine "Stern". Terrorism against Israel will no longer emanate from Gaza, and the Palestinians will be able to safely live in their own state. Baerbock strengthened, Germany should contribute to such security guarantees. She also focused on the role of the Allies in Germany after the Second World War. These would have guaranteed the security of the neighboring countries by their presence, that war would never again come from German soil. This laid the foundation stone for people to live in peace for decades.
Her eminence the minister completely forgot that first Germany formally laid down her arms and surrendered. Only once disarmed did the Allies discontinue their conquest and become governors and protectors instead. Overseeing the complete demobilization of the German forces, trials of military and civilian personnel for crimes against humanity, and a complete reordering of the education of the children, all to ensure something like that would never happen again. How much of that is the German soldier up for in Gaza, Madam Minister?
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Posted by:Elmerert Hupens2660

#5  The idea of injecting an occupation force of Peace-keepers into the sewer/maelstrom that is Gaza is nuts. Someone needs to send this German the American definition of "tar baby"!

Illustration of the Br'er Rabbit and the Tar-Baby. Wikipedia. "Today, the term "tar baby" is interpreted by many as a racial slur, and politicians have gotten in trouble for using it. But in its original context, it was a metaphor for a sticky situation that got worse the more one tangled with it."



Currently there are 11 peacekeeping missions, some dating back to 1949 and 1964, and costing the U.S. $1.1 billion annually, roughly 28% of the annual cost.

"While the number of active missions has hovered around 20 for the past 25 years, the number of deployed personnel has doubled. At the beginning of 1993, the UN deployed roughly 50,000 personnel, compared to 100,000 active peacekeepers in February 2017."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping_missions
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2024-10-02 14:56  

#4  These people make a lot of money selling influence, so when they say to somebody what's what and are told to piss off, their influence - their currency - is threatened.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-10-02 13:34  

#3  She may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but she shouldn't be underestimated.

A lot of other people's money is under her control and that money can do a lot of damage.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2024-10-02 09:52  

#2  From FMs that essentially have no go zones in their own countries.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-10-02 07:15  

#1  International force - like UNIFIL?
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-10-02 00:57  

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