Posted on 01/30/2015 7:42:19 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Here are five reasons Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should politely decline House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to address a joint session of Congress:
● It’s inappropriate. It doesn’t matter what good allies the United States and Israel are, and it doesn’t matter how bad relations may be between Netanyahu and President Obama. Allies don’t go big-footing around in each other’s politics. It also doesn’t matter how worthy the cause. In 1793, when Citizen Genêt traveled through the United States, drumming up support for revolutionary France (and overtly violating President George Washington’s policy of U.S. neutrality), he no doubt thought it was a worthy cause — and so did the many Americans, including numerous Jeffersonian Republicans and Washington opponents, who welcomed him with open arms. But it was an unacceptable intrusion into the U.S. political system. Thomas Jefferson himself, then secretary of state, took Washington’s side.
● It will damage Israel’s image in the United States. Israel enjoys a great deal of sympathy among Americans, but there is such a thing as overplaying a hand. Even among those who may be enjoying the spectacle of Obama being defied (and, by the way, patriotic Americans should not be enjoying that spectacle, no matter how they feel about Obama), when all is said and done, Netanyahu’s visit may leave a sour taste.
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I guess that why 0’s election team is in Israel trying to beat him?
They’ll claim any excuse to keep him away and his mouth shut.
$audi money goe$ a long way, doe$n’t it??
Netanyahu knows show stopping stuff. I think they fear his speech.
THe Nazis in WAshington trying to shut the Jew up.
What else would you expect.
It is not called the Washington Compost for no reason.
This is a big load of garbage. Democrat operatives shouldn’t be in Israel trying to defeat Bibi, either.
If the Compost is against it, it must be the right thing to do!
Gawd, the IslamoNazi Propaganda Machine is out in full force, aint’ it?!
GTHWashPost!
GTH!
Another nervous Nellie wants Ben to stay away, how many is that now? Obama’s trolls have their marching orders.
All the more reason for Ben to show up and give the speech of his life.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME..?!?!?!!
GayMuzzie just dispatched PHALANXES of DC lobbyists 1/2 way around Earth to defeat Bibi..!
TOTALLY RIDICULOUS...!
It's the bad, NEW rules --we DO do this.
"What is good for the goose..." You know the rest...
The Left is terrified of what Bibi will say, and I hope he fillets their lousy president. Obama richly deserves being treated as he has treated others.
Haven’t the Dems in Congress done this before with a terrorist or other creature?
Typical Brookings liberal.
Mustn’t upset the Arabs, now, because their cause is just, Islam is a people-of-color religion, & Israel is too Western & militaristic & pro-U.S., and Jesse Jackson says that most African Americans are pro-Muslim.
I can’t wait for the entire Congressional Black Caucus to rise as one, turn their backs, raise the clenched fist salute, and storm out of the chamber as Netanyahu starts to speak. Accompanied by the usual guilty white liberals led by Bernie Sanders.
5 reasons he should.
1.He calls Muslim terrorists, Muslim terrorists. He knows one when he sees one.
2. He knows how to defeat Muslim terrorists.
3. He has a low regard for the Oval office occupier.
4. The Oval Office occupier sent his campaign staff to try to help his opponents defeat him in the election.
5. Its just the right thing to do.
Letting Bibi address Congress is “inappropriate?” When Kagan writes an article about 0bama’s “inappropriate”actions I’ll read the rest of the article. Until then, it’s just more hypocritical liberal crap.
Got it, cower to Obama because doing otherwise isn’t being a good little liberal.
Well said ...
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