WSJ in Scathing Editorial Justifies Israel's Mistrust of Obama Largest U.S. paper says Obama's

INN ^ | 9/2/12 | Gil ronen

[Nachum]

The largest-circulation newspaper in the United States, the Wall Street Journal, has penned a scathing editorial against the Obama Administration's handling of the crisis with Iran, saying that its attitude is pushing the Jewish state to strike Iran on its own.

Following Gen. Martin Dempsey's statement that "I don’t want to be complicit" if Israel chooses to attack Iran, the Journal writes acidly: ”We don’t know what exactly Gen. Dempsey thinks American non-complicity might entail in the event of a strike. Should the Administration refuse to resupply Israel with jets and bombs, or condemn an Israeli strike at the U.N.? Nor do we know if the General was conducting freelance diplomacy or sending a signal from an Administration that feels the same way but doesn’t want to say so during a political season."

The editorial sides with Israel, and says it's no wonder the Israelis are upset at the U.S. Administration. "It’s one thing to hear from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that he wants to wipe you off the map: At least it has the ring of honesty. It’s quite another to hear from President Obama that he has your back, even as his Administration tries to sell to the public a make-believe world in which Iran’s nuclear intentions are potentially peaceful, sanctions are working and diplomacy hasn’t failed after three and half years."

[SJackson]

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[cricket]

May Jewish voters - those Democrat - hold that thought; until Election Day. If we have one; that is. All is jeopardy; so there should be 'no surprises'.

(Hoping - better, counting on it - of course; that we have Election and on day proscribed; and that post term; Obama goes into self-imposed exile on an Indonesia golf course; though will settle for Hawaii. . .)