Präventivresolution
USA: Neokonservative und Republikaner werben für israelische Angriffe auf Iran
Von Knut Mellenthin *
US-amerikanische Rechte drängen auf einen militärischen
„Präventivschlag“ Israels gegen Iran. Um die politische und militärische
Führung Israels zu ermutigen, haben republikanische Parlamentarier am
22. Juli einen Resolutionsentwurf ins Abgeordnetenhaus eingebracht, der
grünes Licht für Angriffe signalisiert. Der ursprünglich vom texanischen
Abgeordneten Louie Gohmert initiierte Antrag trägt mittlerweile 47
Unterschriften. Zur Zeit sind die Republikaner im Abgeordnetenhaus, das
435 Sitze hat, mit 178 Mitgliedern vertreten.
Gohmert hatte schon im März begonnen, Unterstützer für seinen Entwurf zu
sammeln. Sein Erfolg hält sich vorläufig in Grenzen. Vor allem fehlen
bisher noch die Namen führender Republikaner unter dem Antrag. Die
Resolution 1553, die nun zunächst im Außenpolitischen Ausschuss
behandelt werden muss, hat voraussichtlich keine Chance, eine Mehrheit
zu finden. In erster Linie liegt ihr Zweck darin, die Diskussion
voranzutreiben und die Idee eines israelischen „Präventivschlags“
verstärkt in die US-amerikanische Öffentlichkeit zu tragen.
Resolution 1553 bekräftigt zunächst mit den üblichen Begriffen die
„besonderen Beziehungen“ zwischen den USA und Israel, die – mit einem
Spruch von Barack Obama - „ein Band“ seien, „das viel mehr ist als eine
strategische Allianz“. Anschließend werden die angeblichen
Vernichtungsdrohungen Irans gegen Israels aufgezählt. Im praktischen
Teil der Resolution wird dazu aufgefordert, „sicherzustellen, dass
Israel weiterhin die lebenswichtige wirtschaftliche und militärische
Hilfe erhält, einschließlich von Raketenabwehr-Anlagen, die erforderlich
ist, um der Bedrohung durch Iran zu begegnen“. Zum Schluss folgt das
Herzstück des Antrags: „Unterstützung für Israels Recht, alle Mittel
einzusetzen, die erforderlich sind, um die von Iran ausgehende atomare
Bedrohung auszuschalten (….), einschließlich der Anwendung militärischer
Gewalt, wenn nicht innerhalb einer vernünftigen Zeit eine andere,
friedliche Lösung gefunden werden kann.“
Der Antrag der republikanischen Abgeordneten flankiert eine
Medienkampagne, die schon seit einigen Monaten von namhaften
Neokonservativen betrieben wird. Unter ihnen führende Persönlichkeiten
wie William Kristol, Reuel Marc Gerecht, der ehemalige republikanische
Abgeordnete Newt Gingrich und der frühere UN-Botschafter John Bolton,
die schon bei der propagandistischen Vorbereitung des Irakkrieges im
Jahr 2002 an vorderster Front agierten. Übereinstimmend meinen sie, dass
der von ihnen als „schlapp“ verurteilte Präsident Obama keinen Angriff
gegen Iran befehlen werde. Alle Hoffnungen ruhten daher auf Israel, für
dessen kommenden „Präventivschlag“ man jetzt schon massiv werben müsse.
In einem Artikel, der am 13. Juli im Wall Street Journal erschien,
schrieb Bolton: „Was Außenstehende jetzt tun können, ist, breite
Unterstützung für Israels natürliches Recht auf Selbstverteidigung gegen
einen atomaren Holocaust zu schaffen und die spezielle Taktik
präventiver Angriffe (gegen die iranischen Atomanlagen) zu verteidigen.
Der Kongress könnte zum Beispiel klarstellen, dass er im Fall eines
solchen Angriffs die sofortige Versorgung Israels mit Nachschub und
neuen Waffen unterstützen würde. Von Anfang an sichtbare Unterstützung
des Kongresses zu haben, wäre eine Zusicherung für die israelische
Regierung, die sich berechtigterweise Sorgen über Obamas wahrscheinlich
negative Reaktion auf einen solchen Angriff macht.“
* Aus: junge Welt, 26. Juli 2010
H.RES.1553 - Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to
defend Israeli sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the
Israeli people, and to use all means necessary to confront and...
(Introduced in House - IH)
HRES 1553 IH
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1553
Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli
sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and
to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats
posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military
force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time
to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the State
of Israel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2010
Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr.
BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr.
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr.
CULBERSON, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GINGREY
of Georgia, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HERGER, Mr.
KING of Iowa, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr.
MARCHANT, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. PRICE of
Georgia, Mr. OLSON, Mr. ROONEY, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SMITH of
Texas, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. BROWN of South
Carolina, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr.
BARTON of Texas, Mr. KINGSTON, and Mr. CARTER) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli
sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and
to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats
posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military
force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time
to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the State
of Israel.
Whereas with the dawn of modern Zionism, the national liberation
movement of the Jewish people, some 150 years ago, the Jewish people
determined to return to their homeland in the Land of Israel from the
lands of their dispersion;
Whereas in 1922, the League of Nations mandated that the Jewish people
were the legal sovereigns over the Land of Israel and that legal mandate
has never been superseded;
Whereas in the aftermath of the Nazi-led Holocaust from 1933 to 1945, in
which the Germans and their collaborators murdered 6,000,000 Jewish
people in a premeditated act of genocide, the international community
recognized that the Jewish state, built by Jewish pioneers must gain its
independence from Great Britain;
Whereas the United States was the first nation to recognize Israel's
independence in 1948, and the State of Israel has since proven herself
to be a faithful ally of the United States in the Middle East;
Whereas the United States and Israel have a special friendship based on
shared values, and together share the common goal of peace and security
in the Middle East;
Whereas, on October 20, 2009, President Barack Obama rightly noted that
the United States-Israel relationship is a `bond that is much more than
a strategic alliance.';
Whereas the national security of the United States, Israel, and allies
in the Middle East face a clear and present danger from the Government
of the Islamic Republic of Iran seeking nuclear weapons and the
ballistic missile capability to deliver them;
Whereas Israel would face an existential threat from a nuclear
weapons-armed Iran;
Whereas President Barack Obama has been firm and clear in declaring
United States opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran, stating on November 7,
2008, `Let me state-repeat what I stated during the course of the
campaign. Iran's development of a nuclear weapon I believe is
unacceptable.';
Whereas, on October 26, 2005, at a conference in Tehran called `World
Without Zionism', Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated, `God
willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a
world without the United States and Zionism';
Whereas the New York Times reported that during his October 26, 2005,
speech, President Ahmadinejad called for `this occupying regime [Israel]
to be wiped off the map';
Whereas, on April 14, 2006, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, `Like it
or not, the Zionist regime [Israel] is heading toward annihilation';
Whereas, on June 2, 2008, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, `I must
announce that the Zionist regime [Israel], with a 60-year record of
genocide, plunder, invasion, and betrayal is about to die and will soon
be erased from the geographical scene';
Whereas, on June 2, 2008, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, `Today,
the time for the fall of the satanic power of the United States has
come, and the countdown to the annihilation of the emperor of power and
wealth has started';
Whereas, on May 20, 2009, Iran successfully tested a surface-to-surface
long range missile with an approximate range of 1,200 miles;
Whereas Iran continues its pursuit of nuclear weapons;
Whereas Iran has been caught building three secret nuclear facilities
since 2002;
Whereas Iran continues its support of international terrorism, has
ordered its proxy Hizbullah to carry out catastrophic acts of
international terrorism such as the bombing of the Jewish AMIA Center in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1994, and could give a nuclear weapon to a
terrorist organization in the future;
Whereas Iran has refused to provide the International Atomic Energy
Agency with full transparency and access to its nuclear program;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 states that
according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, `Iran has not
established full and sustained suspension of all enrichment related and
reprocessing activities and heavy-water-related projects as set out in
resolution 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) nor resumed its
cooperation with the IAEA under the Additional Protocol, nor taken the
other steps required by the IAEA Board of Governors, nor complied with
the provisions of Security Council resolution 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006)
and 1747 (2007) . . .';
Whereas at July 2009's G-8 Summit in Italy, Iran was given a September
2009 deadline to start negotiations over its nuclear programs and Iran
offered a five-page document lamenting the `ungodly ways of thinking
prevailing in global relations' and included various subjects, but left
out any mention of Iran's own nuclear program which was the true issue
in question;
Whereas the United States has been fully committed to finding a peaceful
resolution to the Iranian nuclear threat, and has made boundless efforts
seeking such a resolution and to determine if such a resolution is even
possible; and
Whereas the United States does not want or seek war with Iran, but it
will continue to keep all options open to prevent Iran from obtaining
nuclear weapons: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives-
(1) condemns the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its
threats of `annihilating' the United States and the State of Israel, for
its continued support of international terrorism, and for its incitement
of genocide of the Israeli people;
(2) supports using all means of persuading the Government of Iran to
stop building and acquiring nuclear weapons;
(3) reaffirms the United States bond with Israel and pledges to continue
to work with the Government of Israel and the people of Israel to ensure
that their sovereign nation continues to receive critical economic and
military assistance, including missile defense capabilities, needed to
address the threat of Iran; and
(4) expresses support for Israel's right to use all means necessary to
confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by Iran, defend Israeli
sovereignty, and protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people,
including the use of military force if no other peaceful solution can be
found within a reasonable time.
Source: http://thomas.loc.gov
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