Posted on 09/23/2009 10:49:53 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
In declaring that it is time for Middle East peace "without preconditions," President Obama used his speech to the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday to fire a warning at Israel that "America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements."
Obama's stark declaration, which drew applause, was coupled with a call for Palestinians to end their "incitement of Israel."
But it was the use of the U.N. forum to carry the settlement message to Israel that drew the most enthusiastic response on the floor -- and incredulous reaction outside its walls.
Obama just put Israel "on the chopping block," said former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton.
Obama said he met Tuesday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was not in attendance at the speech, and agreed that the two have made some progress in both strengthening security and facilitating freedom of movement, which have allowed the economy in the West Bank to grow.
But more progress is needed, he said.
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That's a good point. We saw during the Dem primary that racial preference trumped gender preference in a BIG way. Many in the press could have been mistaken for Bob Packwood in the way they treated Hilary.
Think of all the feminists "icons" that jumped off the Hilary ship to march in Barry's parade - not the least conspicuous of which was Oprah herself. Black beats all, apparently.
I heard a great explanation for why Jews are historically liberal in the USA...it’s because the right is historically Christian and the Jews are afraid of becomming Christians. Makes sense. They are siding with the wrong side, however.
I don’t think there will EVER be a military coup unless or until MOST Americans rise up in defiance first. So, no. The military would not, on their own and by themselves, attempt a coup. We have to first show them what is in our hearts and minds, that we are with them 100%.
I feel like there is a timebomb ticking away or counting down to Zero....literally.
I hope the Israelis (and Hondurans) care as little about obama's opinions as real Americans do. I'm more concerned with the legitimacy and patriotism (or lack thereof) of the person occupying our White House than with anything else.
Yes I agree. It is very weird that American Jewry, actually supports the premise of the distruction of Israel.
Talk about self-hatred. This is outragous.
I pray you are right. A gauge of Congressional support for Israel will be reflected in what senators and congressman have to say (if anything) about what Obama said today at the U.N.
As I often note, not all Jews are smart.
O is doing exactly what the Bible said would happen in the last days. Still, I just cannot believe what I am reading and hearing. He’s singlehandedly bringing down the Wrath of God on this nation.
Yes...just AS a lot of people call themselves Christians, yet are anything but...a lot of Jews are not Jews in reality, but a satanic fascade. That would explain how they could vote for and support the very demons that work, in conjunction with the extremist Arabs, towards Israel’s total destruction.
You are so right about hitlery. Having said that, what the bam did at the UN this morning was beneath contempt. It was treason on a par I have never, ever seen in my lifetime, and worse than any tin god dictator, including the madman homodinejad.
WORSE because from a country like the United States, you expect sanity. No president, including Jimmah Cahtah, ever denigrated the United States at the UN in front of all of our enemies, and in the faces of all of our allies who must have been crapping in their pants listening to this.
The camera people were ordered to NOT pan the audience while bam was speaking. They were not allowed to take the camera off him while he was speaking, so we were not allowed to see reaction from world leaders who were present. I will wager there was absolute shock rippling through that chamber.
This man has invited hell itself into this country by his words and by his deeds. And it IS coming.
The explanation I've been told is that when first coming to this country they encountered a lot of prejudice and as they became successful were excluded from the "trappings" of that success by conservative WASP's. Unfortunately, they don't realize that the Evangelical Christians are not the conservatives of old.
Speak for yourself, Hussein. Don't speak for Americans.
Have you watched the You Tube video about the Aramaic translation of Luke 10:18?
It might be that the second category are secular humanists and consequently are only interested in a President of the United States who promotes a political ideology that allows for government control of human beings. This would call for a more Marxist,socialist leader and President Obama would most likely appeal to them.
Obama's warped perspective is hardly news - from what I can tell, Obama also does not accept the legitimacy of the Gadsden Purchase, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Louisiana Purchase, the Texas Revolution, and the like, and so I expect him to soon issue a decree prohibiting further American settlements in those areas, so that he can get another congratulatory letter from Fidel Castro along with another round of applause from the United Nations...
Yes, I agree with all you've said. I would add that I wouldn't put what Obama has done past Hilary. Bill was never that stupid, but Hilary is no Bill Clinton. And, one need look no further than Hilary's comments a few months ago in Africa, that compared the unusual US election events of 2000 to the problems that are seen in third-world countries, and intimating that Jeb Bush "stole" the election for his brother. It was absolutely shameful, and possibly without precedent for a sitting US Secretary of State.
I personally don't think that there's much substantive difference between Obama and Hilary on any issue, including foreign policy. They only real difference, as others have pointed out, is one of style and personal character (character in the theatrical sense). Hilary doesn't posses the charisma of Obama, and therefore doesn't enjoy the same blind obedience, or cult-of-personality which makes Obama that much more corrosive to American interests.
And most Israelis and ALL ACTUAL AMERICANS do not recognize an America hating communist and Chicago thug as president!
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