Peace In Our Time: History Repeats itself As A Farce

Author: APOLLOPublished: Aug 12, 2006 at 2:20 pm 14 comments

1938

The World community "appeases" Hitler after his aggression against Czechoslovakia.

PM Chamberlain of the UK on stepping off the plane after the conference in Berlin had ended on 30 September, 1938 and waving his "scrap of paper" said:

We, the German Führer and Chancellor, and the British Prime Minister, have had a further meeting today and are agreed in recognizing that the question of Anglo-German relations is of the first importance for two countries and for Europe.  We regard the agreement signed last night and the Anglo-German Naval Agreement as symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with one another again.  We are resolved that the method of consultation shall be the method adopted to deal with any other questions that may concern our two countries, and we are determined to continue our efforts to remove possible sources of difference, and thus to contribute to assure the peace of Europe.

After greeting members of the public at the airport, Mr Chamberlain appeared in front of another rejoicing throng on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with the King and Queen, and again later outside 10 Downing Street and said,  "My good friends this is the second time in our history that there has come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with honor. I believe it is peace in our time".

One year later - Hitler derided the agreement as just a "scrap of paper" and invaded Poland on 1 September 1939. Britain and France declared war on Germany 2 days later on September 3. World War 2 had begun.

2006

The World Community "appeases" the Hezballah and Iranian fascists after their aggression against the innocent civilians in Israel.

Warm reaction to the UN resolution across the World

French "appeaser" Jacques Chirac: "I hail the unanimous adoption tonight by the UN Security Council of a resolution calling for a complete cessation of hostilities in Lebanon".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel also welcomed the resolution, adding that "it has proven that the international community is determined to end the military operations in Lebanon." Merkel noted that the next step would be to implement the resolution swiftly.

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  • 1 - gazelle

    Aug 12, 2006 at 3:51 pm


    Hezbollah 'will observe UN truce'

    Hezbollah's leader has said his group will abide by a ceasefire plan agreed at the UN to end fighting with Israel.


    Hezbollah 'will observe UN truce'

  • 2 - SFC SKI

    Aug 12, 2006 at 4:03 pm

    Long enough to consolidate and rearm, that's how long they'll observe a truce.

  • 3 - Clavos

    Aug 12, 2006 at 4:07 pm

    Ski #2

    Yep. Bet on it.

  • 4 - Apollo

    Aug 12, 2006 at 4:37 pm

    I second and third it. We will be back to square none sooner than we think we will be.

  • 5 - Ruvy in Jerusalem

    Aug 12, 2006 at 4:47 pm

    So, this is going down just like my friend Aryeh Gallin said it would. We've been set up to lose.

  • 6 - Clavos

    Aug 12, 2006 at 5:03 pm

    It looks that way, Ruvy.

    It's incomprehensible to me how, anyone who believes in a nation's right to peaceful coexistence and in national self determination could be against Israel in this conflict.

    It sickens me.

  • 7 - gazelle

    Aug 12, 2006 at 5:21 pm



    are you talking about the same israel thats just destroyed lebanon !

    no it sickens me.

    best

  • 8 - Clavos

    Aug 12, 2006 at 5:23 pm

    Are you talking about the same Lebanon that harbors Hezbollah?

  • 9 - Apollo

    Aug 12, 2006 at 5:50 pm

    and Hezbollah has 2 ministers in the current lebanese government.

  • 10 - troll

    Aug 12, 2006 at 6:56 pm

    where is the resolution to the 'Palestinian problem' in all of this - ?

    troll

  • 11 - Ruvy in Jerusalem

    Aug 13, 2006 at 4:20 am

    That's the genius of it all, Troll. There is nothing here about solving the problem of Arab refugees. There is mere appeasement for the sake of advancing the genocidal aims of HizbAllah, aided and abetted by a traitorous government in Jerusalem that only cares about its wallets.

  • 12 - Bliffle

    Aug 13, 2006 at 9:05 am

    "Hezbollah 'will observe UN truce'"

    To hezbolah this is a hudna: a false ceasefire to allow time to re-arm.

  • 13 - Mark Schannon

    Aug 15, 2006 at 4:42 pm

    Your analogy with Chamberlin is brilliant. Once again, the world has sided against Israel. It's Israel's fault that Lebanon has been "destroyed," certainly not Syria's or Iran's fault or the United Nations (motto: "Some of our best friends are Jews.")

    It's Israel's fault that Syria and Iran set up Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, armed them, and directed their attacks.

    If it wasn't so sickening, I'd be hysterically funny.

    In Decaf Veritas

  • 14 - -E

    Aug 17, 2006 at 10:49 pm

    Congrats! This article has been selected as one of this week’s Editors’ Picks.

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