Decision Time

The UN Security Council will finally be making their votes tomorrow as the proposal benefits and losses force them to make difficult decisions.  Each leader is coming into the meeting with a plan for resolutions they see fit for the many crises in the Middle East.  A huge proposal, which seems to have the backing of all 5 permanent UN Security Council members, is one that will give Yemen ten billion dollars in economic aid over 5 years in order for them to make progress in relieving their struggling economy and removing the al-Qaeda base.  We at the Russian News Network see one major issue with this proposal.  In 2001, Saudi Arabia gave the Yemeni government 1.25 billion dollars, which they were unable to handle such large economic due to such a weak government base.  Therefore, how would they ever be able to handle the ten billion dollar offer in this proposal?  We strongly urge Prime Minister Medvedev to veto this proposal and search out a different way to eliminate al-Qaeda and keep our country safe.  Prime Minister Netanyahu has recently spoken to us about his demands in which he will repudiate his expulsions of Palestinians in the West Bank.  We have heard his demands, which involve Pakistan, Syria, and  Iran opening up complete diplomatic relations with Israel.  I don't believe these demands will be met, and even if they are, they do not force these countries to do anything, for this can only be merely a suggestion. We encourage Prime Minister Medvedev should sit down with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss an alternate solution, hopefully involving a two state solution.  On May 20, 2010, just ten days following the attack on the Incirlik base in Turkey, the members of the UN Security Council will gather one more time to give their finals words and try to persuade those swing countries.  Eventually it will all come down to a vote where only majority can win and the rest must obey the proposals won.  There will be advantages and disadvantages to each resolution brought to the table tomorrow, but citizens of Russia may sleep safe knowing Prime Minister Medvedev carries a veto on any proposition and he will carry Russia’s best interests in heart when its his turn to vote.