Thursday, March 5, 2015

Bibi’s grand slam: Boxing in Obama on Iran’s nukes

John Podhoretz


Bibi’s grand slam: Boxing in Obama on Iran’s nukes

. . . "Obama’s own national security mouthpiece, Ben Rhodes, has said the White House views a deal with Iran as the “biggest thing President Obama will do in his second term on foreign policy.”

"Obama’s fit of pique against Netanyahu has led to a man-to-man showdown that will likely complicate that “biggest thing” immensely.

"Netanyahu yesterday laid out, calmly and comprehensively, the reasons the deal is likely to be a bad one — and he had not only an audience of Americans vastly larger than he would’ve had if the president hadn’t had his hissy fit, but also the ear of the audience that matters most in this regard.

"That audience is the United States Senate.

"And his audience heard him."   Read the full article

Missing Inaction   . . . "Presidential hopeful and alleged Native American princess Elizabeth "Running Gag" Warren was among the dozens of Dems who boycotted Netanyahu's speech in order to show their support for Obama. Or maybe their support for a nuclear Iran, which is basically the same thing." . . .

"But it's unforgivable that they've chosen to play politics by insulting and ignoring a critically important American ally." . . .

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