Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Please Don't Speak to My President That Way

The Atlantic ^ | 5/20/11 | Jeffrey Goldberg

[Libloather]

Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Please Don't Speak to My President That Way
By Jeffrey Goldberg
May 20 2011, 8:05 AM ET

For whatever reason, I tend to react strongly when a foreign leader disrespects the United States, and its President. I didn't like it when Hugo Chavez of Venezuela insulted President Bush; I don't like listening to Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan lecture the U.S. on its sins, and I'm not happy when certain Pakistani leaders gin-up righteous indignation about American behavior when it was their country that served as a refuge for the greatest mass murderer in American history.

And so I was similarly taken aback when I read a statement from Prime Minister Netanyahu yesterday that he "expects to hear a reaffirmation from President Obama of U.S. commitments made to Israel in 2004, which were overwhelmingly supported by both House of Congress."

So Netanyahu "expects" to hear this from the President of the United States? And if President Obama doesn't walk back the speech, what will Netanyahu do? Will he cut off Israeli military aid to the U.S.? Will he cease to fight for the U.S. in the United Nations, and in the many international forums that treat Israel as a pariah?

[MarkL]

Netanyahu should say to the president ..

We will give back Golan Hieghts when America gives back Cal, Ar, and NMex to Mexico..

Bad idea... Obama's been working on that since he started as a commie organizer.

Mark

[MortMan]

This is JEFFREY Goldberg, not Jonah. I did a double-take, too.

[Dinah Lord]

If Jeffrey thought that was been, he must be apoplectic after this afternoon’s presser.

Poor Jeffrey - he must be having the vapors after that smackdown this afternoon!

[linn37]

I appreciated Bibi’s bluntness. I found it quite refreshing.

[RockinRight]

Don’t say that, Barry just might do it.

[RitaOK]

Goldberg? Ain’t that a downright shame? “ ++++++

I haven’t done any homework, but that WAS satire, right? I read the whole thing and thought surely it was a joke, since anyone knows good from outright evil, huh?

[Starboard]

One of Obama’s few “skills” is his fluency in making disparaging, condescending and dismissive remarks about others. High time someone else dressed this punk down.

[listenhillary]

Goldberg is getting to be an old tired whore.

[Dead Corpse]

Amen.

[driftdiver]

Isn’t that what I said in my second line?

[Jim Robinson]

FUBO!! Sitdown!! Shutup!!

[jerseyrocks]

AGREE!

[G Larry]

Actually, yes!

In ‘73 we came closer to nuclear war with the Soviets than in ‘62.
....and, with a lot more fire power at the ready!

[jmaroneps37]

“.. I wish more heads of state would be so bold to publicly denounce our president and his inane and insane policies.”

This would never happen since most of them are cut from the same socialist clothe. Who would “speak truth” to Obama?

[17th Miss Regt]

I tend to react strongly when a foreign leader disrespects the United States,

Generally to cheer them.

and its President. I didn't like it when Hugo Chavez of Venezuela insulted President Bush;

Liar.

I don't like listening to Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan lecture the U.S. on its sins,

Liar.

and I'm not happy when certain Pakistani leaders gin-up righteous indignation about American behavior when it was their country that served as a refuge for the greatest mass murderer in American history.

Liar.

[MrB]

I would greatly prefer we had a president worthy of respect...

[Carley]

Even Americans can’t count on Obama for it’s survival.

[Daveinyork]

I, too, would rather that foreign leaders give our President due respect, but today, there was a Prime Minister who is trying to save his country, while our President seems to be trying to destroy our country and the Prime Minister’s.

[The Cajun]

Little Jeffrey is going to need a putty knife to scrape OBummer off the floor to carry him around on his shoulders after Netanyahu got through.

[bvw]

Hitler's favorite Norwegian Jounalist: Vikdun Quisling

Quisling, Goldberg.