Obama to force Israel to give up nukes?

Hotair ^ | 5/6/2009 | Ed Morrisey

[SeekAndFind]

The Washington Times reports that Barack Obama may counter demands from Israel to confront Iran over their nuclear program by confronting Israel over theirs. Eli Lake has the exclusive on the Obama administration’s strategy to force Israel under the umbrella of the non-proliferation treaty, apparently as a condition to getting Iran to surrender their nukes. The effort will include India and Pakistan, and comes from a 2006 Saudi peace plan that would leave Israel at the mercy of the armies surrounding the state:

"President Obama’s efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons threaten to expose and derail a 40-year-old secret U.S. agreement to shield Israel’s nuclear weapons from international scrutiny, former and current U.S. and Israeli officials and nuclear specialists say."

The issue will likely come to a head when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Mr. Obama on May 18 in Washington. Mr. Netanyahu is expected to seek assurances from Mr. Obama that he will uphold the U.S. commitment and will not trade Israeli nuclear concessions for Iranian ones.

Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller, speaking Tuesday at a U.N. meeting on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), said Israel should join the treaty, which would require Israel to declare and relinquish its nuclear arsenal.

Gottemoeller has a track record of demanding Israeli disarmament:

" However, Ms. Gottemoeller endorsed the concept of a nuclear-free Middle East in a 2005 paper that she co-authored, “Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security.”

“Instead of defensively trying to ignore Israels nuclear status, the United States and Israel should proactively call for regional dialogue to specify the conditions necessary to achieve a zone free of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons,” she wrote.

The paper recommends that Israel take steps to disarm in exchange for its neighbors getting rid of chemical and biological weapons programs as well as Iran forgoing uranium enrichment.

The Obama administration appointed Gottemoeller, fully cognizant of her thinking on this issue. One has to assume that her appointment to the senior position at State constitutes an endorsement of those positions. It wouldn’t be the most radical thinking about Israel from this administration; Samantha Powers, who works between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN Ambassador Susan Rice, once called for a Western occupation of Israel and forced disarmament of their entire army.

Gottemoeller’s speech had to have been cleared by the Obama administration, and so appears to represent their foreign-policy position. The Bush administration and its predecessors handled the situation more tactfully, supporting a “nuclear-free Middle East” without naming names. Why? The position of Israel in the Middle East is unique. They are not just simply another nation among many. They had been the one successful continuous democracy in that region, save Turkey, and quite obviously surrounded by nations explicitly threatening to annihilate them. Israel had to develop a deterrent that would keep a nation of 5 million people alive among 100 million enemies.

Over the years, some of those neighbors have moderated their stance somewhat towards Israel; Egypt and Jordan have diplomatic relations with Israel, but in Egypt’s case only because Washington pays them to do it. None of the rest of the nations in that region even recognize Israel’s existence, and two of them — Syria and Iran — have a long-running proxy war of terror running against Israel. Under those conditions, Israel can be forgiven for thinking that a deterrent is still a damned good idea.

Besides, the Iranian nuclear program threatens the US as well. We want to stop Iran from building nukes to keep them out of the hands of terrorists, and not just those aimed at Israel. They don’t call us the Great Satan out of respect, after all, and Iranian leadership has been just as annihilationist towards America as it has been towards Israel. Instead of disarming our allies, maybe we should just concentrate on disarming our enemies.

[stevie_d_64]

Obama has had to have been a veterinarian at some point, because everything he touches comes away neutered...

Isreal is going to tell this administration to frag off, privately...Publically, they should tell them to frag off anyway...

No wonder everyone is pulling back away from every move this administration makes, both domestically and internationally...

A lot of states are passing these soverienty resolutions...What is funny is the normal convention say those resolutions are non-binding, but they send the very message to these goons that we are getting tired already of their crap...

All that it will take is a “real” crisis...They failed to hype up the Swine Flu enough, the economy is still something they can continue to screw up...And what is really funny...Those people who voted for this absolute waste of air will deny their mistake to their dying breath...

So what we have here is a true Mexican standoff...

Let’s see who blinks first...

[TaraP]

Something is not right with both of these Men in Power Barak Obama and Rahm Emanuel Some unusual facts about them BARACK IS BORN -AUGUST 4th..This also happened August 4th 70 A.D As described in the Book of Ezra, rebuilding of the Temple was authorized by Cyrus the Great of Persia and ratified by Darius the Great of Persia. The Romans destroyed Jerusalem and its Second Temple on August 4th 70 CE, ending the Great Jewish Revolt that began in 66 CE. Lightning means Burraq in Hebrew. Arabic = Barak. Anglicised is Barack. Islam believes their “Messiah” called al Mhadi or the 12th Imam, will appear riding on the back of a horse named ‘Lightning’. Translated: Islam will rise to power riding on the back of Barack.” This and a lot more is in the book, “America’s Two Holy Wars found on Americas Two Holy Wars.com Did you also know that the temple that will be built on Mt. Moriah was destroyed on August 4th 70 A.D. Barack-Rahm, Lightning-Thunder Barack is from Swahili, which is turn is from Arabic, which shares the Semitic root with the Hebrew “baruch,” blessing or blessed. 7451. ra' (rah) 7452 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From ra'a'; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) -- adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. Feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

[sonic109]

Had enough yet folks?
NOW do you know who this Obama character really is?
You do ? But still not worried enough to take to the streets ?
Ok let him stay in office another 100 days and then see what kind of trouble will be in.
The man needs to know that REAL Americans want him impeached, shut down and ran out of town!

[sonic109]

The only reason Israel even still exist is because they have nukes. It’s their ace in the hole. Iran is NEVER EVER to be trusted .Do you see what this assh*le Obama is doing ? He will only try to disarm our enemy if our friend disarms first. I can’t believe this is not national headlines. He is PROVING he favors Iran over Israel .

[TaraP]

NOW do you know who this Obama character really is?
He is of Satan I really believe this.

He might not be the *Antichrist* but he has his spirit the deception Jesus made a point of warning us about.

[sonic109]

I’m still listening for some strong Republican response to these possible changes in US foreign policy.

hahahah hahahaha yea ,keep waiting my friend.
The scumbags who call themselves Republicans are as useless as the Dems. Even worse. They sit there and wimper and run and hide when master Obama makes his proclamations . No one represents me anymore NO ONE.

[sonic109]

Taking it wayyy out there my friend.

[TaraP]

Not according to the Bible.....

[sonic109]

Naw , I don’t get into the whole religious interpretation of this. He is a traitor and an enemy of America..Guess what folks , your country has just been conquered while you were all watching Dancing with the Stars and watching Devils hockey with your backwards baseball hat on . Yep , a soft take over right in front of your TV watching faces.

[sonic109]

Whatever , I think you’re really stretching the situation here. I don’t think the bible is actually referring to Obama in those passages.

[TaraP]

If Obama is decieving the people...Then most definetly the Bible is speaking of Obama....

I would say Obama has more than half of the world believing a deception.

[Popman]

Barack Obama may counter demands from Israel to confront Iran over their nuclear program by confronting Israel over theirs. Eli Lake has the exclusive on the Obama administration’s strategy to force Israel under the umbrella of the non-proliferation treaty, apparently as a condition to getting Iran to surrender their nukes.

Wow, this is really getting surreal. Obama is going to get more people killed then the left made up out of thin air that Bush killed

The absolute gall of the "one" to try to position Israel in a defensive posture concerning their nuclear ability is towering arrogance hard to fathom

It would not surprise me at all, if Obama uses the financial aid we give Israel as leverage to try and force them

Of course, Bibi will refuse and the WH spin will be a intransigent Israel and uncooperative partner

[Quix]

INTERESTING.

Thx.

[Quix]

Don’t mind cheering.

However, the facts are . . . the mass media and whatever other brainwashing, mind control stuff is afoot . . . is quite effective enough to prevent critical mass . . .

Seems to me the most that is likely to occur is some scattered mass demonstrations . . . round ups . . . and exterminations . . . all just what they want.

Shoot, they’ve already done preliminary taking names at the tea parties.

[Snurple]

Obama to force Israel to give up nukes

LMAO!!!!!! You betcha, Im sure that will happen. Bibi would tell obummer exactly where to stuff that idea. Who comes up with nonsense like this.

[Will88]

hahahah hahahaha yea, keep waiting my friend. The scumbags who call themselves Republicans are as useless as the Dems. Even worse...

The only conservatives or Republicans I heard today criticizing this strong arming Israel by Obama were talk radio hosts. And the whiny Republicans wonder why so many think talk radio is leading the Republican party more than any of the elected officials.

[American in Israel]

Stand up and take a bow, American Jewish voters!

How come I never hear about American Muslim voters? My bet is they voted 100% for the Obamamessiah.

[Will88]

How come I never hear about American Muslim voters.

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Obama to force Israel to give up nukes?

More and more at FR are commenting on the American Jews slavish loyalty to the Dem party, no matter how much that party might endanger Israel.