Saudi pundit supports Netanyahu’s Congress address

The Times of Israel ^ | Tuesday, March 3, 2015 | Jonathan Beck

[Star Traveler]

Ahmad Al-Faraj calls Obama ‘one of the worst presidents in US history,’ accuses him of pursuing Iran deal for his own glory.

A columnist writing in the the Saudi daily Al-Jazirah expressed support Monday for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s determination to address Congress on Iran, even as the Israeli leader faced mounting criticism both at home and from Democratic lawmakers.

In his column, Ahmad Al-Faraj wrote that President Barack Obama, “one of the worst American presidents,” is working to sign a deal with Iran at the expense of America’s longtime allies in the Gulf. Netanyahu’s campaign against the deal, he continued, was therefore justified and it served the interests of the Gulf states.

“Netanyahu will devote his speech to expressing his firm objection to the signing of an agreement between the Obama administration and Iran on the nuclear issue. He hopes to convince the Congress members that he is right, which could delay the agreement,” wrote Faraj, according to a translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute, which monitors Arabic-speaking media outlets.

[Star Traveler]

In Saudi Arabia they know Israel is right and Obama is wrong!

[A CA Guy]

All politically active people in the USA know inside that Obama failed.
Only those who voted for him who are disconnected from political happenings truly believe he has a chance at doing a good job.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Star Traveler]

Full Transcript: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Congress Speech on the Iranian Nuclear Threat, 2015
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3263728/posts

Because America and Israel, we share a common destiny, the destiny of promised lands that cherish freedom and offer hope. Israel is grateful for the support of American — of America’s people and of America’s presidents, from Harry Truman to Barack Obama.

We appreciate all that President Obama has done for Israel.

Now, some of that is widely known.

Some of that is widely known, like strengthening security cooperation and intelligence sharing, opposing anti-Israel resolutions at the U.N.

Some of what the president has done for Israel is less well- known.

I called him in 2010 when we had the Carmel forest fire, and he immediately agreed to respond to my request for urgent aid.

In 2011, we had our embassy in Cairo under siege, and again, he provided vital assistance at the crucial moment.

Or his support for more missile interceptors during our operation last summer when we took on Hamas terrorists.

In each of those moments, I called the president, and he was there.

And some of what the president has done for Israel might never be known, because it touches on some of the most sensitive and strategic issues that arise between an American president and an Israeli prime minister.

But I know it, and I will always be grateful to President Obama for that support.

[Hugin]

Bibi made the point that if the agreement goes ahead the Saudis will get their own bombs. I doubt they would even have to build them, they could probably just buy some from Pakistan.

[bgill]

But which side would SA be on when ill winds blow? We know our boy king would stand with his buzzy bros.

[Star Traveler]

As long as Israel is bombing Iran, they’re happy. Saudi Arabia was reported to give Israel the right to overfly Saudi Arabia on the way to bombing Iran!

[Always A Marine]

The last paragraph Ahmad Al-Faraj's column packs the most powerful punch:
“Since Obama is the godfather of the prefabricated revolutions in the Arab world, and since he is the ally of political Islam, [which is] the caring mother of [all] the terrorist organizations, and since he is working to sign an agreement with Iran that will come at the expense of the US’s longtime allies in the Gulf, I am very glad of Netanyahu’s firm stance and [his decision] to speak against the nuclear agreement at the American Congress despite the Obama administration’s anger and fury,” he wrote. “I believe that Netanyahu’s conduct will serve our interests, the people of the Gulf, much more than the foolish behavior of one of the worst American presidents. Do you agree with me?”

Saudi Arabia is in Tehran's cross hairs, and is so afraid that Israel is seen as an unspoken ally, however temporary. The Shiite encirclement of the Sunni kingdom is now almost complete, with newly-fallen Yemen to the south, chaotic Iraq to the north and Iran itself across the Persian Gulf to the east. Obama's effort to throw Egypt into chaos fell short and Jordan still stands, but Sudan is cooperative with Iran. Riyadh has good reason to fear.

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