Posted on 06/23/2009 3:19:25 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
"Something very fundamental has taken place in Iran, and the world now sees the true nature of this regime," the hawkish Netanyahu told a joint news conference with his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi.
Slamming arch-foe Iran for "repressing its own people," Netanyahu said: "The courage shown by the people of Iran, in facing bullets on the streets for the sake of freedom, is something that deserves the salute of free men and women everywhere."
"This undoubtedly is being assessed in every capital in the world, and I'm sure it's being assessed as well in Washington," Netanyahu said when asked about US President Barack Obama's restrained stance on Iran.
Berlusconi said he reiterated to Netanyahu his "firm condemnation of the statements of the Iranian leader that Israel should be wiped off the map."
He added: "Italy, like other Western nations, believes Iran should not have nuclear weapons."
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Except for Obama.
Doesn't sound like a slam to me. Sounds like high praise.
Strategic Nuancy be damned. Benjamin Netanyahu, you are five thousand times the man Barack will never be.
Except for Obama.
Kenya is not a Western nation. Neither is Indonesia.
And Bibi probably said, “yeah, no one else needs nukes. Yeah, I will go along with that.”
Bibi is praising the Iranian people...slamming the mullahs. And President BHO stays practically mute.
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Italy, like other Western nations, believes Iran should not have nuclear weapons
Not all western nations. I remember the days you could slam Europe on their position on freedom on a European trip. No more
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