Posted on 04/01/2010 4:44:59 AM PDT by SJackson
(IsraelNN.com) Lt.-Col. (ret.) Ralph Peters, military analyst and author of a book on Middle East politics, says Obama apparently has a chip on his shoulder against Israel – and it’s not “helpful to our civilization.”
Peters, who wrote “Endless War: Middle Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization,” was asked to explain why he felt American-Israeli friendship appears to have been derailed so dramatically. “The answer is two words,” he said. “President Obama.”
“Obama’s treatment of [Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu [during their recent meeting in Washington] was disgraceful and shameful,” Peters told FoxNews. “We treat our enemies with greater courtesy! In addition, it was counter-productive – because this vendetta on the part of the White House against Israel - all it does is encourage the Palestinians and their Arab backers to make ever wilder demands that Israel cannot possibly fulfill. This is not a peace process; this is something about a chip on the President’s shoulder.”
Peters says that Obama’s approach is “absolutely” a departure from past American policy. “It all started with Obama’s Cairo speech,” he said, “where Obama attempted to appease radical Muslims in the Middle East, cold-shouldered Israel, and raised Palestinian expectations that he’d take care of Israel and that the Palestinians would get their revenge. Secondly, in the past, under Presidents Clinton and Bush, there were face-to-face negotiations; the Palestinians were offered one deal after another, and it was always – always! - the Palestinians who walked away.”
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Bump.
A majority of sheep who wanted something for nothing off the backs of the people who made themselves succeed. That is the majority you talk about?
I agree.
I saw that stuff too.
Tragic.
you could well be right...unions and kenyans....
This “majority” has nothing to do with America and do not represent American values by any stretch. Sure there are black disenfranchised but they are still the minority.... thus I think there was a huge “Chicago”.... Acorn fix in there.
Just watch what $hit this gets us into on the global stage by someone who has no idea who and what America is.
Respectfully, FUBO
This only demonstrates that we are on our way to becoming africans... destroy the things which made America, do everything corrupt and dirty, no respect for democracy, and let the guy with the biggest stick drive the tribe.
Once it is discovered that this does not work, sanity might prevail again. MIGHT. MAYBE . We may well be past the tipping point and it sill take huge effort after the “restore” button has been hit.
Good article. Thanks for posting.
Yes, Zero is anti-Israel ... and he is also anti-American, based upon our most treasured American Experiences.
The best way to understand Zero is to take the total opposite of what he is saying.
e.g.
- if he says “I am mainstream; you can trust me” ... what you should understand and act on is the he is not mainstream, and you cannot trust him
- if he says “ZeroCare will save money and lives” ... what you should realize is that it will cost more and kill people
- if he says “Drill, baby, drill” ... what you must comprehend is that his policies will result in a decline in US oil and gas production
re: “bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you”
Amen. And this is why the US is really in trouble now!
When he gives Israel the green light to bomb Iran’s nuke facilities, watch his popularity on this forum skyrocket.
Do 56% of Roman Catholics still support Obama?
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