What to Expect When Obama Visits Israel
It might be too early to discuss — and Israel might not want to do so lest it reduce potential U.S. support for an attack — but it is important to understand that there’s good containment and bad containment. On that point I need say only two words: Chuck Hagel. He is U.S. secretary of defense. Want four more words? John Kerry, John Brennan. They are secretary of state and CIA chief. The problem of terrible ideas meets terrible incompetence.
Just as the issue is not that Obama hasn’t tried hard enough on the “peace process” — he tried, failed, and will fail if he tries again — the issue is not that Obama is “anti-Israel.” The latter problem is that his Arab and Islamist strategy is damaging toward Israel, as it is also to long-term U.S. interests, regional stability, Christians, women, moderates, and others.
Equally, the problem is not that the Obama administration hasn’t been trying to stop Iran’s nuclear program, but that its efforts won’t work and its approach is wasting time. So what comes next?
If the United States is going to end up focusing on containing Iran — stopping it from using nuclear weapons or giving them to terrorists — it better be done well. As for containing Iran strategically, the Egyptian and Syrian revolutions are largely doing that job.
At the end of the meeting, everyone will then state publicly that the talks show the continued strength of the U.S.-Israel alliance and that Obama is a great president and a wonderful friend of Israel. Then Obama will return to Washington to get back to the business of installing or helping anti-Israel Islamist governments in Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey; making sure Israel is never too tough against Hamas in the Gaza Strip; and losing credibility with America’s anti-Islamist Arab and other friends.
As I’ve been saying for four years, most of America’s allies are unhappy. When Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was in Afghanistan, President Karzai spoke angrily of how he feels U.S. policy has shafted him and his country. Lots of other countries feel the same way.
preaches anything else but peace and good faith, and to both he is
most hostile, and either, if he had kept it, would have deprived him of
reputation and kingdom many a time." - The Prince
The last 48 hours Uhbama met with a dictatir, anti-Semite ahem, 'leader' from SE Asia.
That same 'leader' whose country possesses signs at every border entry point whereas 'Kosher food is not permitted' and those with Israeli passports are NOT allowed to enter said country.
The 'newspapers' from said-country praised this 'leader's' decision to not have an Estate Duty/ Tax whereas the 'leader is quoted as calling said outcome a, '..Gracious and Priceless Gift'. Wow, 'Thanks' for letting me keep my money.
These same 1970's U.S.S.R. Pravda-like 'newspapers' ooze anti-Semitism and frighteningly fictional 'news stories' daily of the goings-on between the strained relationship of Israel- Gaza Strip citizenry.
Heck, even Al-Jazeera would blush most times if attempting to print such bovine nonsense.
Recall Obama's first overseas interview was NOT with our Israeli ally and/ or pro-Israeli news stations.
The infinite-like fictional praises, accomplishments Uhbama heaped on Islam/ M E in his Cairo speech.
His snubbing a vis-a-vis with Netanyahu when he was in the U.S. this past Fall.
Obama choosing Brennan, Kerry and Hagel. The aforementioned are either clueless - hostile towards Israel.
Obama providing F-16's, Abrams tanks to Egypt's Morsi/ MB. As well as SoS Kerry providing evermore U.S. dollars (we don't have) to Egypt recently!
There STILL being a PLO office in D.C., even when the majority of House members sent a letter with 2-party support (Steny Hoyer, D-MD) to Obama to close said office.
I won't even go into the anti-Seimtism Obama proudly displayed prior to his being President, Jr. Senator etc.,
1. It will keep the US out of the line of fire: let the neighbors worry.
2. It will force people to choose sides and will give the US a better bargaining position against the other countries: who wants US out of the area then?
In the longer term, I think Obama and the Left believes that Israel is indefensible both literally and within the ethos of self-determination of peoples, that is if you are in a mascot, oppressed group.
Finally, I think Obama and many others believe that the situation is more manageable without Israel as it exists now. Perhaps a rump state would work under US guarantee.
I think Obama may cut Pollard loose which would put the fox amongst the chickens.
Politics doesn't solve anything ... and Obama's cozy relationship with Islam is an accident waiting to happen ... Lord have mercy.
Terrorism. The sacrifice of more Jewish lives. May Jewish grandmothers and their grandchildren put off a visit to the local ice-cream parlor during his visit.
This will be sufficient to fool the American Jews who care about Israel but still reflexively vote Democrat, and keep them on the Democrat plantation.
There is no other purpose to this visit.
preaches anything else but peace and good faith, and to both he is
most hostile, and either, if he had kept it, would have deprived him of
reputation and kingdom many a time." - The Prince
Since 2000, in the sewer partisan politics, can't even begin to approach our own nations many problems with common sense resolve muchless, the problems of the world for which it injects itself into, decade after decade.
Since Israel has legitimate treaties with The U.S. and its allies, the best approach for Israel, is to let the U.S. know that we'll call you if we need you and until then we're going to do what we believe is in our best interest.
The Jewish political and military lobby entities in America, needs to cease and desist! Therir money and influences corrupts our government and accomplishes nothing for a sustained peace in the region -- as proven for how many decades now?
Most Americans cheerish our Jewish friends and their religious relationship and wish them well in their challenges but we can't contiune on being a dictate over what is their best political and military interest. Just go take care of business and call us if and when you need military backup to ERADICATE the enemy to a point of lawful surrender by the enemy governments and ALL of its political and combat allies in the region. Not willing to do the job right -- don't call us! Time to end the conflicts in the region over Israel!
For those neighbor's adhere to a devolving, forced upon-cult billed as 'religion' in every facet of their voluntarily unrealized lives.
It's unbelievably sad when considering the very same area of the world ~1200 years ago was thee go-to for equality, knowledge on a myriad of matters.
It's not the Israeli's/ Jews who have run away from peace seeking, technological, mathematical, medical, spiritual, engineering, psychological, sociological etc., types of societal advancements.
Israeli's and Jews worldwide continue contributing/ making advancements in many forays.
The Israeli's hands are tied in, '..TCB..' because they're demagogued in EVERY decision/ action they make.. often times the most vitriolic comments/ sound bites are made by the very allies they rely upon!
Recent appointees Kerry, Brennan and Hagel - you can't believe they're the 'Right Stuff' in standing up/ beside Israel's safety, best interests?
The 'Jewish pol and military lobby..' - Seriously? Morsi/ MB just received a shade under $1 billion IOU U.S. dollars, F-16's and Abrams tanks!
What about the PLO office in D.C. ?
Obama speaking of Israel's border needing to go back to '..pre-1973..' to 'increase likelihood of peace..' - ?
The Israeli's have been in the muck and in most circumstances, on their own for some time.