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The Settlements Myth (Krauthammer)
WashPost ^ | 6-5-09 | Charles Krauthammer

Posted on 06/05/2009 7:16:26 PM PDT by STARWISE

President Obama repeatedly insists that American foreign policy be conducted with modesty and humility. Above all, there will be no more "dictating" to other countries.

*snip*

In Middle East negotiations, he told al-Arabiya, America will henceforth "start by listening, because all too often the United States starts by dictating."

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In his much-heralded "Muslim world" address in Cairo yesterday, Obama declared that the Palestinian people's "situation" is "intolerable."

Indeed it is, the result of 60 years of Palestinian leadership that gave its people corruption, tyranny, religious intolerance and forced militarization; leadership that for three generations rejected every offer of independence and dignity, choosing destitution and despair rather than accept any settlement not accompanied by the extinction of Israel.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: israel; krauthammer; muslims; obama; overlordobama; palestinians; settlements
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"Blaming Israel and picking a fight over "natural growth" may curry favor with the Muslim "street." But it will only induce the Arab states to do like Abbas: sit and wait for America to deliver Israel on a platter. Which makes the Obama strategy not just dishonorable but self-defeating."

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Pray for Israel


1 posted on 06/05/2009 7:16:26 PM PDT by STARWISE
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To: STARWISE

Under Pres_ _ent Obama, America has chosen allah over God.


2 posted on 06/05/2009 7:20:06 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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Obama declared that the Palestinian people's "situation" is "intolerable."

Indeed it is. They should be forced to return to their homeland in Jordan ASAP. ....and it should've happened decades ago.

3 posted on 06/05/2009 7:25:37 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: STARWISE

This just may be Dr K’s best work to date & that is one heck of a high bar.


4 posted on 06/05/2009 7:42:13 PM PDT by jazminerose
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To: jazminerose
Charles has been on fire the past couple days. His commentary on Special Report yesterday floored the panel.
5 posted on 06/05/2009 7:44:29 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: STARWISE

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6 posted on 06/05/2009 7:48:12 PM PDT by VirginiaMom
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To: Mr. Mojo

Krauthammer is rarely wrong and always has original insights. Fred and Mort are mere Lilliputians


7 posted on 06/05/2009 7:48:20 PM PDT by dennisw (Weakness is a Crime! Don't be a Criminal - Bernarr MacFadden)
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To: STARWISE
Blaming Israel and picking a fight over "natural growth" may curry favor with the Muslim "street." But it will only induce the Arab states to do like Abbas: sit and wait for America to deliver Israel on a platter.

That happened when Obama gave his blessing to a nuclear Iran.

8 posted on 06/05/2009 7:59:04 PM PDT by TChad
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To: dennisw

Krauthammer was on with Stephen Hayes and Juan Williams yesterday — no Mort, no Fred. Hayes is new to the forum, and is very impressive. Juan, as usual, was defending Obama and strongly disagreeing with Krauthammer. ...specifically, with Charles’ (correct) assertion that Obama was attempting to draw a moral equivalency argument between what the Nazis did to European Jews and what Israel has allegedly done to the Palestinians.


9 posted on 06/05/2009 8:02:39 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

What did he say?


10 posted on 06/05/2009 8:05:36 PM PDT by Brytani (DC Freeper Convention and National Tea Party - FreepMail Me for rooms and convention info!)
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with Charles’ (correct) assertion that Obama was attempting to draw a moral equivalency argument between what the Nazis did to European Jews and what Israel has allegedly done to the Palestinians.............

Accurate on Obamma. It used to be you only heard this from Muslims and leftists. Now our president says it


11 posted on 06/05/2009 8:06:23 PM PDT by dennisw (Weakness is a Crime! Don't be a Criminal - Bernarr MacFadden)
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To: Brytani

He was ripping Obama’s speech apart piece by piece. ...and he took up most of the segment doing it. Excellent TV.


12 posted on 06/05/2009 8:07:17 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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"Fred and Mort are mere Lilliputians"

Fred may be a Lilliputian; Mort is a Stutterputian.---Slapping hands for typing such a thing, but Mort does stutter around trying to get things out. He does not have a real stutter--just can't seem to get his ideas together,and when he does it is usually Dem talking points..

vaudine

13 posted on 06/05/2009 8:33:22 PM PDT by vaudine
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To: dennisw

For Krauthammer to be wrong on anything...the stars have to be in a certain alignment, which only occurs every 366 years.

Over the past two years, I’ve come to respect this guy and his thinking. He will go over everything said, and then give you a tremendous analysis. No one on TV or radio...even Rush...can compare to him.


14 posted on 06/05/2009 9:25:15 PM PDT by pepsionice
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80% of American Jews voted for Obama.

Incredible.

15 posted on 06/05/2009 9:30:23 PM PDT by zeestephen
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"Over the past two years, I’ve come to respect this guy and his thinking. He will go over everything said, and then give you a tremendous analysis. No one on TV or radio...even Rush...can compare to him."

He is a true intellectual giant among the usual idiots and narcissists that you see on the tube, even Fox. The only near comparison on Fox is Britt Hume.

16 posted on 06/05/2009 10:21:44 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Elections, like erections, often have similar consequences!)
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To: STARWISE

Obama is bad news for Israel, that’s now absolutely certain. If he’s re-elected, he’ll spend 2012 to 2016 in a showdown with Israel with the aim to dismantle it permanently.


17 posted on 06/05/2009 10:39:18 PM PDT by beckett (Amor Fati)
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To: pepsionice
No one on TV or radio...even Rush...can compare to him.

On his radio program not long ago Rush said there were two people he wished he had the brains of or could come back as. Something to that effect anyway. The two people were Krauthammer and Scalia.

18 posted on 06/05/2009 10:45:05 PM PDT by rustbucket
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To: STARWISE

The dispute is not over land. That is a canard pushed by the Muslims. Nothing is going to satisfy them until every Jew is either dead or gone to another country. They would prefer the former solution. BO is either naive or willfully ignorant of this fact. There will NEVER be peace between Israel and the Muslims.


19 posted on 06/05/2009 10:46:27 PM PDT by Nosterrex
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To: Nosterrex

Totally right .. there’s NOTHING will ever be enough .. nothing. Pray for Israel.


20 posted on 06/05/2009 10:51:28 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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