Neutral Stance Quotes
The logical conclusion of the Jeffersonian approach was perhaps best reached by H. L. Mencken: {607257}. This quotation is often used incorrectly to show that Jefferson opposed political parties. While he did in 1789, he changed his position after observing America develop. See {51500} for Jefferson’s later view.
There was a major revolution ongoing in Syria with different Arab Muslim factions slaughtering each other. The government side was particularly vicious shelling and using poison gas unarmed civilian enclaves in areas where the regime was not popular. Many nations called for humanitarian intervention. Netanyahu opposed any interventions while other politicians like President and former prime minister Shimon Peres disagreed and thought that Israel and other nations should intervene on humanitarian grounds and prevent the Assad government from butchering its own non-combatant civilians.
In the 1980's there were many calls for sanctions against South Africa and its policy of apartheid. These calls were loudest by the black African states including President Kenneth Kuanda of Zambia. However, the nationally owned Zambia Airways established special service from South Africa to other parts of the world when many other nations cut off air service to and from South Africa:
