Posted on 03/13/2010 8:43:27 PM PST by americanophile
U.S. President Barack Obama did not hold back in condemning the humiliation caused to Joe Biden with the Israeli announcement of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem during what was supposed to be the vice president's friendly visit to Israel.
Instead of accepting Netanyahu's partial apology and letting bygones be bygones, Obama issued a stern warning to the Israeli prime minister and is now demanding that he take "specific actions" to show he is "committed" to the U.S.-Israel relationship and to the peace process itself.
Washington did not reveal the contents of the ultimatum or the list of demands reportedly presented to Netanyahu. Those conditions, however, could undermine the prime minister's coalition ties to hard-line right-wing parties like Yisrael Beiteinu and Shas, as well as provoke strong criticism from within his own Likud faction. In case Netanyahu still fails to understand the situation, a U.S. official told Reuters yesterday that the Israeli leader's rightist coalition leaves him in a "perilous" situation.
The prime minister has reached the moment of truth, where he must choose between his ideological beliefs and political cooperation with the right on one hand, and his need for American support on the other.
It is a difficult dilemma. If he comes into conflict with the U.S. administration - hoping his friends in Congress and the Jewish-American community support him in the name of Washington's obligation to the "eternal capital of the Jewish people" - he could jeopardize Israel's security cooperation with the Americans against Iran. Netanyahu knows that the fuel and spare parts for Israel's air force, as well as the warning signals for missiles headed this way, all come from the United States. He also knows that Israel has no other allies with which to face the threat posed by the Islamic Republic.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
"Show me you're serious about ANYTHING besides destroying the last front in the war on freedom in the world."
This is a guy who describes his own health care plan to hand out pills to old American grandmas instead of procedures. THAT ideology is a foreign concept to the majority of Americans.... BamKennedy is a ‘stranger’ to American values, God given unalienable ‘rights’.... life, liberty and pursuit of happiness... BamBamKennedy is playing ‘god’.
Sure, Ubanga - - right after you ask the Palestinians to show they're serious..
Start by supporting Israel fully. Stop enabling all her enemies that SURROUND her and ATTACK her all the time. Stop sympathizing with everyone but Israel. Your support of Israel is thin at best.
My gut reaction is summed up in the acronym: “FUBO”
In reality, Israel depends on the US for financial and military aid.
Just like the US has an increasing dependency on China because of our less capitalistic economy, the Israeli socialist economy has a dependence on the US that Obama can use to squeeze concessions.
In the end Israel will be forced to make a decision about its survival since Iran is dead serious about using whatever means (Hezbollah, Hamas, Nuclear weapons etc.) to destroy Israel.
And Obama wants to play Neville Chamberlin since the stories I read are about his surrogates (Clnton, Biden, Gates) leaning on Israel not to act militarily while he dithers with China and Russia about sanctions on Iran.
FUBO.......
Netanyahu should come back at Zero with the fact that he’s serious about Israel’s survival, and that that is non-negotiable.
Do the Jews like being victims? Is it in their blood to get massacred? Is is a religious requirement or is there some genetic cause that pushes them to want to be destroyed?
***Why the hell do so many of the American Jews back Obama?***
Inexplicable.
“Show us you’re serious about peace”
Yeah, and what? Do we get a prize? Is there some murderous component of behavior on the part of our mortal enemies you or they are promising to mollify or attenuate? What’s our upside?
Get f’d barry.
This is unreal .. how come none of these stinking liberals ever ask HEZBOLLAH or HAMAS, “Show us you’re serious about peace” ..??
This president was touted as the person who couldl make all the world love us .. and all he’s succeeded in doing is making enemies of all our allies .. or instulting our allies with the most juvenile and stupid “gifts”, and then topping that off with bowing to those whom we consider as not so friendly of us.
God save us from this horrible president!
“Show us you are serious” is the type of rhetoric Ronald Reagan threw at the Soviet Union.
OMG, this Obozo is a never ending nightmare. Pretty soon Obozo will even have the Brits wanting to nuke us.
Benji should tell Dear Leader to go screw himself.
....”using phrases which bring to mind a teacher castigating a student, not a working discussion with the leader of a friendly country and ally.”....
I am enraged! You don’t talk to the leader of a country..any country..as if they are a child..but especially not Neanyahu! Who do they think they are! What absolute foolish and dangerous moves they are making. Do they think they are dealing just with a nation about it’s borders?...That is Gods land and he gives it to who He chooses...Everyone knows he gave it to Israel...we will pay a price for this Bo, Biden, and Hillary are doing...
“..It’s a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”
No surprise...but don’t underestimate Israel..and what they have storehoused...besides we are under international agreement to assist Israel if she takes fire. Blackmail will get the US nowhere but further on a downword slide.
There will be peace.
When the Arab nations are all turned into parking lots.
Bibi is not going to take lip off a muzzie like Hussein
He’s (Ben) feigning weakness when he his strong, and 0 and jackal camp are doing the opposite.
Help us, Israel.
Hey, Bozo: STFU! (for more than five minutes, but betcha you can’t)
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