Posted on 05/26/2011 7:46:57 AM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
Of all the petty annoyances, misdemeanors and felonies of public life, there is none that Barack Obama detests more than to have his words twisted or oversimplified. It is a big part of his frustration with the media; it is a bigger part of his disdain for the talk-show wing of the Republican Party. And so it wasnt hard to imagine smoke jetting from the Presidents ears as Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, willfully misinterpreted Obamas statement about the need to renegotiate Israels borders — in Obamas presence, in the Oval Office on May 20. The President had said that a two-state solution, which Netanyahu alleges to support, should be based on the pre-1967 borders, with mutually agreed-upon land swaps that would enable Israel to incorporate the vast majority of its — dare I say — illegal settlements into its territory while giving over equal amounts of Israeli turf to the Palestinians.
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The swapping of borderlands was at the heart of Bill Clintons nearly successful attempt to negotiate a peace deal in 2000. It was at the heart of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmerts nearly successful effort to negotiate peace with the Palestinians in 2008.
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Why on earth would Bibi Netanyahu choose to be so boorish and provocative? Because he can be.
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He also has a stronger argument this time around. The apparent reconciliation of the Palestinian factions allows Netanyahu to focus on Israels greatest fear: when push comes to shove, the Palestinians have never really acknowledged Israels right to exist.
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So what does Joe Klein get by misrepresenting the meaning of the word “contiguous”?
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Neither Joe Klein, nor Obama, nor Kerry can bring themselves to recognize that the reason for the failures in 2000 and 2008 wasn't Israel, who made the concessions which are being asked now, but the palestinians, whose policy is the destruction of Israel. It's not like they keep it a secret either.
“Of all the petty annoyances, misdemeanors and felonies of public life, there is none that Barack Obama detests more than to have his words twisted or oversimplified. It is a big part of his frustration with the media...”
Is that giant sucking sound coming from the US/Mexican border, or is Joe Klein doing a Lewinsky in the oval office?
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