Posted on 05/22/2011 6:47:06 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Hasner, a former Florida House majority leader running for U.S. Senate, said:
"Today, President Obama spoke of 'the world as it should be,' and made several valid points about supporting reform and democratic transitions. But his speech lacked moral clarity and was undermined by his call to return to the 1967 borders, his statement that Israel is an occupying force, and his continued hostility toward Israel's self-defense.
"As one who has seen the region firsthand, the Jordan Rift Valley is key to the military defensibility of Israel's heartland. His demand to return to the 1967 borders undermines the ability of Israel and the Palestinians to negotiate a settlement for themselves and places Israel's vital security needs at serious risk.
"Whatever statements the president made in defense of Israel or aspirations for democracy in the region have been undermined by his actions, his repeated appeasement and indifference to Palestinian violence toward Israel, and his mixed messages in places like Egypt, Syria and Libya.
"Furthermore, with America approaching a $15 trillion debt, and at a time when unknown forces with questionable intentions are gathering in places like Egypt and Syria, President Obama's calls for an open-ended and unaccountable American financial commitment to the region make little sense economically or strategically.
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Obama is in damage control mode.
Obama is a Loose Cannon! A wrecking one at that!
With full cooperation and all out help from the press.
These is absolutely *nothing* he could say or do for which they would not provide cover. Their immorality is astounding. I say that after watching carefully for 40 years.
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Hasner and Rubio are on target making this a big issue in Florida, where there is a large Jewish population of the “old school” type, not the younger peace at any price crowd.
Wonder when Obama is going to come out and say his remarks were “misunderstood” or “mischaracterized” or “misreported” or “taken out of context”. Then he’ll go on to clarify what he really said (which all of us are too stupid or dense to understand) and blabber in yet more doublespeak. I expect that will come this week as this is spriraling out of control and Obama needs to tamp it down quick.
Good for them! That takes courage.
Also with full cooperation of AIPAC, which actually was lapping up his line of BS just like they did the first time. Did you hear the audio of them applauding his every utterance? The MSM, AIPAC, they all remind me of Charlie Chaplin’s Great Dictator.
Obama was pretty stupid to swipe at Israel. Stupid, or just arrogant.
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