Posted on 03/05/2015 5:10:30 PM PST by Dave346
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to Congress on a holistic approach in talks with Iran over its aggressive behavior is “not in any way a realistic alternative,” the Obama administration said on Wednesday.
Iran changing “everything under the sun in an ideal world” cannot be the negotiating position of the United States, State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said, questioned by The Jerusalem Post.
Harf was responding to the prime minister’s assertion to the contrary once he landed back in Israel. His address on Tuesday was his third to a joint meeting of the US legislature.
“After my short visit to the United States, I return to Israel knowing that many around the world heard what Israel has to say about the impending deal with Iran,” he said in a statement messaged to reporters who were traveling on his airplane.
“In my speech before the Congress, I presented a practical alternative, which would impose tougher restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program, extending Iran’s breakout time by years,” he said.
In the speech, Netanyahu said world powers should not treat Iran “like a normal country” until it “acts like a normal country,” listing its support for terrorism around the world, its aggression against its neighbors and its many calls for Israel’s annihilation.
But “that’s a wholly unrealistic and, frankly, simplistic argument,” Harf said.
While Netanyahu challenged the US to extend the “breakout” time Iran would require to acquire enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon, he did not specify how much time would satisfy his government.
“I would love for him to [do so],” Harf said.
She also said specific, “point-by-point” concerns have been addressed in a classified setting.
In his statement, Netanyahu said that he heard “encouraging responses from both Democrats and Republicans. They understood that the current proposal would lead to a bad deal and that the alternative is a better deal.”
Before leaving Washington on Tuesday afternoon, and immediately after his address to Congress, the prime minister held a meeting with a group of Senate leaders, including some Democrats – such as Illinois’s Richard Durbin and California’s Dianne Feinstein – who were very critical of his decision to address Congress.
For instance, Feinstein took strong issue with Netanyahu saying before heading for the US that he felt like an emissary for the Jewish people. She said that was a “rather arrogant statement.”
Netanyahu thanked both sides of the aisle for giving him the opportunity to articulate Israel’s concern about what may be “the most important issues of our days.”
He said that he was very moved by the attention and the response to his speech from members of both parties, and that it was clear to him and everyone in the hall that there is strong bipartisan support for Israel.
Netanyahu said that it is likely that Congress will influence, and perhaps determine, the fate of the agreement with Iran.
Meanwhile, in the Twitter- sphere, Netanyahu’s speech with the hashtag #Netanyahu- Speech generated 6,800 tweets a minute toward the end of the 45-minute address. When he entered the House of Representatives to begin speaking, the same hashtag generated some 1,700 tweets a minute.
I imagine the an unconditional surrender from Germany would also be “unrealistic” and “simplistic” as well....
Girl is straight out of a SNL skit.
Sharpen Alternative Plan for Iran to make a deal ?
Israel point all their nukes towards Iran and tell them,to sign a unconditional surrender and give up their nuke program.
She repeatedly makes stupid comments yet keeps her job.
The administration APPROVES.
“”If in any universe you can imagine a trivial sub-lightweight like a Marie Harf (not to mention her lame boss Kerry) lecturing someone with the stature of Bibi as to what is real and what is impractical, you are beyond delusional.””
Why does this make sense to us but to no one in the administration or the state department? They couldn’t do any better than a teenybopper spokesperson? Well, probably not. I remember the first congressional hearings on Benghazi when we had to listen to “more mature” employees of the state department and they were pretty pathetic...as was the outcome of the hearings. A couple were reprimanded or furloughed WITH PAY but they also returned and were rewarded with higher positions - no doubt for the lies they were able to pull off.
Is that for real ?
All that oil all over a hot engine ? Won’t end well.
“”Harf is about the most Ignorable person to ever appear in the news””
Don’t forget her buddy Psaki who will depart for the WH Communications Director job on 4/1/15....
“”Is that for real? All that oil all over a hot engine ? Won’t end well.””
Isn’t this the joke - “Have you ever added oil to the engine?”
It proves that affirmative action hiring does not require brains or common sense.
“”She also said specific, “point-by-point” concerns have been addressed in a classified setting””
And she’s privy to CLASSIFIED MATERIAL? But Hillary never had a need to address classified material in her position as SOS so the fact that she used a private email on her job was no big deal. Right - got it!
I am very, very grateful for ONE THING - that I am not as stupid as a democrat!
Unfortunately, she's real. It doesn't make it any less insulting.
and whatever happens, they will be sure that we deserved it
Good point. They can go to live in the rubber room together
Yah sure Harfy....make Bibi do the THINKING...
New word lexicon: HARF- BEYOND DELUSIONAL; to the point of being credible or well past the point of no return.
Yup,, common sense is indeed lacking in this world.
Seems most of this phenomon is among liberals.
Who says this wasn’t all been done by design ?
Or ? A liberal woman who voted for Obama finding out her boyfriend or husband voted Republican.
Hell hath no fury than a liberal scorned.
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