Posted on 03/02/2015 10:17:57 AM PST by Star Traveler
“When the Israeli prime minister argues that his speech will stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, he is not only misleading Israel, he is strengthening Iran,” Amnon Reshef, former head of the army’s armored corps, said at a news conference Sunday.
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TEL AVIV — Hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set off Sunday for Washington, a group of 180 retired Israeli generals and former top security officials warned that his upcoming address to a joint meeting of Congress on Iran’s nuclear program will cause more harm than good.
It will not only damage Israel’s special relationship with the United States but also undermine military and intelligence ties, they said.
Rather than slowing down Iran’s nuclear project, the former security officials said, Netanyahu’s speech Tuesday will bring the Islamic republic closer to developing a nuclear bomb.
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These are NOT JEWS who are willing to let Israel be overrun by Islamic Terrorists, but have proven their love for Israel on the battlefield in Israel.
SO ... this issue is TRULY DIVIDING ISRAEL in terms of what Netanyahu is doing.
“When the Israeli prime minister argues that his speech will stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.......
He never said that. What a pile of crap.
I had a neighbor who was an Israeli Paratrooper, many years ago. He was brought up socialist on a kibbutz, but is one of the most materialistic people I’ve ever met. He buys the liberal Israeli view that Israelis are guilty of screwing up the relation with the Palestinians and that Bibi is bad news. I think he’s nuts, myself, but I can’t say I’ve been there.
I think there are many like him who think that Israel’s military advantage is so overwhelming that they can afford to be magnanimous. It’s like those who think that pissing away the US military and economic advantage is somehow cool, makes friends, and brings the world together.
He’s talking about Netanyahu answering back the opposition in the upcoming elections ... the answer back from Netanyahu over in Israel is that he’s not damaging relations and that his speech is essential in order for people to know that Iran must be stopped.
So, yes, this speech is very much aimed at the goal of stopping Iran. Everything that you hear from Netanyahu is that he must give the speech in order that people know why THEY MUST STOP IRAN.
Even former members of the military have political opinions. Sometimes they are not in the best interest of their nation.
How much did Kerry give them to say that chit?
Holy Crap they must be deathly afraid of what Netanyahu is going to say!
Who let the demons out?
In the grand scheme of things, everyone should just chill about the speech in the HOR. It's a sideshow...no one's views are going to be changed by it. It's the least consequential way of Boehner trying to prove he's got you-know-what. (excuse my bluntness)
Why is President Obama’s administration and his supporters reacting with overwhelming fear.
Let’s put this into perspective.
This is a speech.
This is only a speech.
If a speech is going to bring Iran closer to a nuclear bomb, then nothing short of nuking Iran is going to prevent it.
OH NO...not the Star Traveler ignoramus again. PLEASE stop commenting on things you simply don't understand
It’s in the news and they speak out against it in Israel. It’s the opposition in Israel for the upcoming election.
It doesn’t pay to hide your head in the sand in regards to what is really happening ... :-) ...
Stop calling them “Israelis” instead of liberals. Do we call US liberals “Americans” here?
Seems more to me like hussein’s operatives in Israel are having somewhat their desired effect on them, and on you too.
Certainly they are in the USA too and they defend the USA just as valiantly in war, just as the Israelis do in Israel.
More pathetic, suicidal delusion by idealistic, war-weary Israelis. They just can’t come to grips with the fact that many Americans hate them every bit as much as the Nazis and Muslims ever did. The “special relationship” ended when the enemy captured our flag and occupied the White House, and our betrayal of Israel is only beginning. When push comes to shove, Israel will stand alone and the world’s Jews will have nowhere else to go. Only God will keep his word.
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