In 1948, Moscow imposed a blockade on Berlin, cutting off 2 million Germans, most of whom, not long before, had cheered Hitler. Harry Truman responded with the Berlin airlift, perhaps the most magnanimous act of the Cold War.For nine months, US pilots flew everything from candy to coal, saving a city and earning the eternal gratitude of the people of Berlin, and admiration everywhere that moral courage is admired. That was an America that lived its values. Today, President Obama should end his and his country's shameful silence over the inhumane blockade of Gaza that is denying 1.5 million beleaguered people the basic necessities of a decent life. It is time to start acting like America again. The Gaza siege must end. And America will herself be sending aid, but will also support Israel's right to inspect trucks and ships to see to it no weapons get through to Gaza. Let us start behaving like who we once were.
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