Posted on 02/17/2009 8:52:06 PM PST by Ooh-Ah
Speaking anonymously, senior Obama administration officials have been complaining about the prospect of working with a newly elected center-right government in Israel, led by Benjamin Netanyahu. The whispering campaign is getting louder in reports in leading newspapers.
First of all, the conventional wisdom is foolish. Democratic nations shouldn't tell other free societies whom they should elect. Barack Obama and his supporters might be blind to this because he was openly favored by most Western European leaders and media, but such meddling is disrespectful of the democracies of other peoples.
And the conventional wisdom is wrong. The view that Mr. Netanyahu would make it harder for America to deal with Iran, forge a new Middle Eastern peace process or even work with Israel is simply reflexive bias masquerading as serious analysis. Let's consider each argument in turn.
Not only does Mr. Obama have better odds of a peace process that yields results with a Prime Minister Netanyahu, but he will also find much greater success in thwarting the Iranian nuclear threat.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
They may try. Then 2 billion dead.
How many decades, how many U.S. presidents, how many Israeli prime ministers -— there is only one thing that will end this conflict. Only one.
“Peace in our time”
Giving “peace” a chance will make this world look more like the End Times.
What people don’t realize is that in the Israel/Iran conflict, WAR IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.
That would be a great bumper sticker.
It’s not that I’m a war-monger, but rather a realist.
We are in end times. And, it matters not who ends up leading Israel, Obama will bring them to the table to sign an agreement. And, he’ll be hailed as brilliant for it.....at least long enough to secure his re-election. After that, it won’t seem so brilliant to many....but it will be too late.
Obama and his toadies are meddlers. They are going to meddle in everyone’s affairs, at home and abroad, whether it is disrespectful or not.
Get used to it, world, and be prepared to deal with it until we can run him out of office.
PS Rather than prevent war in the Middle East, Obama will more than likely precipitate it.
we tried peace
let’s try war.
If you remember Bubba sent a couple of his boys over to Israel to help the side he wanted.
Another content-free article from the MSM. Bibi *may* turn up on my doorstep looking for love, too.
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