Posted on 02/13/2015 6:44:32 PM PST by 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 didnt issue the invitation and isnt happy about it. He wont attend and wont even send his vice-president. Hes suggested the speech might interfere with Israels election two weeks later, in which Netanyahu is favoured to win a fourth term as prime minister.
Obamas 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, therell 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 doesnt 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 Netanyahus views, which are predictable: He doesnt 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.
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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.
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
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
tough question.
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.
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