Posted on 02/15/2015 1:09:56 PM PST by QT3.14
anazing. you’d think Panetta would be a lot smarter than to think such a ridiculous, Anti=American idea....and especially more intelligent than to actually SAY it
maybe he’s been inhaling too much smoke at the White House recently?
Panetta blames Israel for jihad against it, tells Israelis to “mend fences” with jihad-sponsoring states
DECEMBER 4, 2011 12:49 AM BY ROBERT SPENCER
These statements could only have been spoken by a man lacking the first foggiest idea about what jihad is, and why the Arab and Muslim states are so dead-set against Israel that only the destruction of the Jewish State will satisfy them.
“Panetta Scolds Israel on Peace Talks,” from the Associated Press, December 3 (thanks to all who sent this in):
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to “reach out and mend fences” with Turkey, Egypt and other security partners in the Middle East, saying he is troubled by the Jewish state’s growing isolation in the volatile region.
He also pressed Israeli leaders to do more to restart peace talks with the Palestinians — “Just get to the damned table” — and underscored President Obama’s determination to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. He called Iran “a very grave threat to all of us” and said any Iranian disruption of the free flow of commerce through the Persian Gulf is a “red line” for the U.S.
In a speech at a Brookings Institution forum, Panetta said that while Israel is not solely responsible for its isolation, it could more actively attempt to reverse the trend.
“For example, Israel can reach out and mend fences with those who share an interest in regional stability — countries like Turkey and Egypt, as well as Jordan,” he said. “This is not impossible. If the gestures are rebuked, the world will see those rebukes for what they are. And that is exactly why Israel should pursue them.”…
Addressing an issue that is in the primary domain of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Panetta urged Israel to “lean forward” to achieve peace with the Palestinians. Peace talks have been moribund for more than a year.
“Rather than undermining the Palestinian Authority, it is in Israel’s interests to strengthen it by … continuing to transfer Palestinian tax revenues and pursuing other avenues of cooperation,” he said.
What about 2016. I see nothing different than now. The Republicans don't have a snow ball chance of getting a Republican President. The communists Democrats are sewing the election on a daily basis. The damn GOP currently cannot even get anything worth a damn threw the Senate.
“president relies on the logic of a law professor”
Or an adjunct lecturer
Translation. Congress isn’t going to give Obama what he wants. So congress is dysfunctional. Obamas only flaw is that he isn’t firey enough to bully congress into his will, after all, Obama is just SO crazy intelligent that its hard for him to come down to their level.
That about it Panetta?
The biggest threat to the American people is Islam.
The biggest threat to Fedzilla is the American people.
That’s why we’re being replaced.
I heard Joe Piscopo (D) interviewed the other day and his reply to the same question was “Barack Obama”!
CNN? Was this show on before or after the unsolved murder case they now resort to?
They only do one thing well which is breaking news.
This President DOES NOT NEED nor REQUIRE a AUMF.
The original, which has not expiration date, gives hims all the latitude he needs to perform any action necessary and go anywhere he deems necessary.
The AUMF he is asking for would severely restrict his prerogatives and geographic AO.
Congress should remind him he has all the tools necessary to pursue Al Qaeda and now that I think of it, this administration has rebranding Al Qaeda specifically so he could call for a new AUMF to go after “Boko Haram”, ISIS, ISIL, etc. by name instead of the whole franchise system.
Given that Leon is a former congressman himself, he may have a point, just not the one he thinks.
Well, congress and the president...
...and the supreme court.
Ha....his moral and ethical compass wasn't magnetized.
Obamaumao was NEVER a law professor. This needs to be blasted from the rooftops. The dude was a MINOR instructor (like a grad student level), NOT a professor. Which means he is NOT someone to claim expertise either.
He was and is the equivalent of Robert Reich.....shuh, who said he was a professor also, and seriously was not (the Clinton dwarf lib economics “professor”. Another fraud.
A traitor, like his former boss.
I think he has confused the current resident with congress.
This makes no sense. 0bama didn’t need no steenking AUMF to bomb Libya into the stone ages and turn it into a terrorist training camp. Why does he need one now?
Where do I even start.
Barry the fraud clown and his Commie pink fag administration is the biggest US threat.
I was hoping there was at least one scintilla of hope for this guy, but now, Leo confirmed he is a traitor!!
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