Boehner Invites Netanyahu to Address Joint Session of Congress on Iran

The American Spectator ^ | January, 21, 2015 | Aaron Goldstein

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House Speaker John Boehner has issued an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress on February 11th concerning Iran.

Boehner issued the invitation in response to President Obama's threat to veto further sanctions against Iran.

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Good, stick it to you know who.

[NowApproachingMidnight]

Great move by the speaker. I need to say this every time he does something to avoid the gut rot I normally feel when I think of him.

[CharleysPride]

Good, Bibi can remind us that “Iran will have the bomb in six months” like he has for the past twenty years.

[PghBaldy]

It is. Will make it interesting for the Rats, too.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

While this is great. I have come to the conclusion that this administration will not do what needs to be done with Iran or other problems in the mideast.
Freegards
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[faithhopecharity]

Bibi is a great speaker and tells it like it is. Will like to see Boner follow up with a few words of his own too. We are in deep doodoo if the only topic Boner can show even the slightest leadership on is Obama’s continued protection and funding of the Iranian islamoNazi nuclear missile factories - especially given their repeated threats to destroy USA first as their so- called Great Satan
Will Boner actually do anything to remove the threat to America and the rest of the world, or will he just invite Bibi and then return right away to Business as Usual ( rubber Stamping every destructive scheme obama sends him)?

[canuck_conservative]

Do this in the Senate, too.

I would love to see at least 13 Dem Senators join the Repubs and pass a veto-proof sanctions bill. Then Obama-Jarrett become irrelevant.

And pissed.

[Resettozero]

Great move by the speaker. I need to say this every time he does something to avoid the gut rot I normally feel when I think of him.

I like your wording better than the way I was going to post the same idea.

[Rummyfan]

Good!

[CivilWarBrewing]

“Hello ESTROGEN (U.S.), MEET TESTOSTERONE (Netanyahu)!!!

[servantboy777]

>>Good, Bibi can remind us that “Iran will have the bomb in six months” like he has for the past twenty years.<<

My gut feeling is that they already have one and are working toward multiples. Also attempting to work out short/long range delivery capabilities/reliability.

The whole world will act “shocked” when the mullahs finally announce they are part of the club.

[Usagi_yo]

This is pretty good move. Invite Bibi over and give him a powerful soapbox. This will play well in both USA and Israel — shoring up Bibi as Obama works to undermine him. Well played.

I wonder what impediments Obama is going to try and throw their way? Refuse a diplomatic travel Visa?

GOP should look for more opportunities to encroach on Presidential prerogatives and really stick it to him.

Heck, start a shadow Presidency if you can.

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White House is pushing back saying the invitation is a breach of diplomatic protocol.

[SoFloFreeper]

I sure hope Bibi already accepted the invitation before Boehner made this announcement.

[SunkenCiv]

Obama was probably in on the multinational terrorist plan to start a new war with Israel, during which he'd use his usual overreach to deny aid while being unavailable for comment due to golf (or due to summit meetings with his fellow western hemisphere despots, or both). The Israelis used a grenade and a funnel on that plan, and now Speaker Boehner has humiliated Zero, Plus, Lurch, Jarrett and the rest with this invitation. *This* was the correct Republican response to the SOTU.

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