Clinton’s Anti-Israel Broadside Misreads Both Democracy and the Facts

Commentary Magazine ^ | December 5, 2011 | Evelyn Gordon

[bobk333]

In the Obama administration’s latest salvo against Israel, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly accused Israel of behaving like undemocratic regimes, even comparing it directly to Iran.

This is so outrageous it shouldn’t need refuting. But since the secretary of state is clearly confused about what distinguishes democracies from non-democracies, allow me to help: Democracies, like non-democracies, consist of human beings, and human beings everywhere sometimes produce bad ideas. But unlike non-democracies, democracies have numerous self-correcting mechanisms to keep such bad ideas in check. And nothing better proves this than the very examples she cited.

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[bobk333]

The decidedly pro-Muslim and anti-Israel stance of The Left and the Obama administration is undeniable.

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[freedumb2003]

she is thee weakest SoS in recorded history. Even when she carries soros’ water she isn’t convincing.

Most SoS’ actually made policy. She can’t even regurgitate it well.

[MarkL]

Well, what else should we expect... Remember her "effin` Jew" remark back when she was occupying the White House with her "co-president," the Rapist in Chief?

Mark