Obama believes in Israel as a valuable long-time ally. He just gets angry when Israel doesn’t obey

National Post ^ | February 13, 2015 | Robert Fulford

[rickmichaels]

For the sake of diplomacy and political reputations, the mutual irritation felt by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has for years been muffled by the habitual gentility of international rhetoric. Recently, however, their conflict has exploded into a public row. The cause of their rift is, of all things, a speech.

John Boehner, the speaker of the House of Representatives, invited Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on March 3. Obama didn’t issue the invitation and isn’t happy about it. He won’t attend and won’t even send his vice-president. He’s suggested the speech might interfere with Israel’s election two weeks later, in which Netanyahu is favoured to win a fourth term as prime minister.

Obama’s critics have pointed out an inconsistency: In 2008, after being chosen as Democratic presidential nominee, he went on a tour to beef up his international credentials, visiting half a dozen countries — including Israel. Anyway, there’ll be no Netanyahu visit to the White House.

The core of the disagreement is Iran. Congress is considering a law to impose crippling sanctions on the Iranians unless they convince Congress that they are not building a nuclear weapon. Obama doesn’t want that law passed and has threatened to veto it. He believes his administration will soon reach an agreement with Iran that will satisfy the same demands.

The Republican-dominated Congress will consider Netanyahu’s views, which are predictable: He doesn’t trust Iranian promises. Years of diplomacy have not delayed nuclear development “one iota,” he says. The schedule for the current negotiations, the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) calls for the framework agreement on March 24 and a comprehensive deal by June 30.

[Telepathic Intruder]

He wants it to be weaker nation, more tolerant of terrorism, more willing to take the back seat to fascist dictatorships. Not only the US, but Israel too.

[faithhopecharity]

Obama does not value Israel except as a target to be destroyed.

Also, allies agree and cooperate, they do not ‘obey’ -—

demanding that Congress, or Great Britain, or Russia, or Israel ‘obey him’ just reveals how immature, delicate, and petulent his psyche is

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Stand Watch Listen]

Also, allies agree and cooperate, they do not ‘obey’ -—
demanding that Congress, or Great Britain, or Russia, or Israel ‘obey him’ just reveals how immature, delicate, and petulent his psyche is

[faithhopecharity]

tough question.

[jonrick46]

Zer0 wants Iran to get nukes so it can take out Israel. This is obvious and he can’t fool us that he does not.