Peace In Our Times?

Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
–George Santayana

How can one not draw comparisons to the “Land for Peace” policy of appeasement pursued by British prime minister Neville Chamberlain in 1938 and the “Land for Peace” policy of appeasement pursued by the world leaders today in the Middle East.

Reading from the infamous Munich Pact, Chamberlain stated:

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.

(looking up at the assembled crowd) My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time… Go home and get a nice quiet sleep.

“We want peace. We demand an end to terror, incitement and hatred. We are willing to make a painful compromise, rife with risks, in order to realize these aspirations.”–Address by Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert at the International Meeting in Annapolis November 27, 2007 (Translated from Hebrew) [Source: Jerusalem Post]