Friday, October 3, 2014

U.S. and Israel: An Icy Meeting

Patriot Post; National Security 
"On Wednesday, Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for the 12th time, at the White House. The topics of discussion: ISIL and the prospect of a nuclear Iran."
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"But in his United Nations speech this week, Netanyahu also pointed out that Hamas and ISIL have a shared philosophy, making them “branches of the same poisonous tree.”...
The only person Iran truly has to fool is the president of the United States, and over the last five-plus years it’s become clear that the survival of the lone functioning democracy in the Middle East isn’t a priority for our president.

In Praise of Benjamin Netanyahu
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"Not exactly a head-scratcher: spot the grownup."
 
... "This man, whatever his failings, is better able to articulate the global situation than any political leader currently in a position of power in any country by yards.  In fact, virtually no one else is even attempting to do it. (Tony Blair did for a while before he turned, but he’s not in Bibi’s league.) Netanyahu may not be Churchill when it comes to courage, but he is Churchill, or close, when it comes to a precise mastery of the English language, ironic since he is the prime minister of a Hebrew-speaking nation.  He is able to tell the truth about the important issues, when all others, including, notably, our president and secretary of State, are prevaricating or spinning, trying desperately not to offend the reprehensible, and he did it again the other day at the United Nations. (Full text here.) " ...
 

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