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Obama in Israel:
Symbolism over substance
Politico, by Josh Gerstein
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Posted By:StormCnter, 3/18/2013 6:06:46 AM
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| President Barack Obama spent his first term dismissing the idea of a symbolic visit to Israel: He didn’t want to go there unless he had something concrete to accomplish. But his four-day trip that begins Tuesday night is symbolism on steroids. The Israeli government was just finalized Saturday night. The peace process is frozen. And Obama has a complicated relationship with both the nation and its prime minister. Indeed, the White House seems to have concluded that expectations are now so low that it’s the perfect time for Obama to make the trip.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
GreatGreyhounds, 3/18/2013 6:42:31 AM (No. 9230436)
Hopefully they make Our Dear Reader exit the rear of the Prime Ministers building, the one by the trash cans of course...
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
reilly, 3/18/2013 6:48:39 AM (No. 9230444)
But what about his NCAA bracket picks? He doesn´t have time for Israel.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
judy, 3/18/2013 6:52:23 AM (No. 9230449)
It would have been nice if the farrrr left wing Politico would have the nerve to say ...wouldn´t it be interesting if Israel would treat the won as he treated them....
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Bad Dog, 3/18/2013 7:44:55 AM (No. 9230510)
How´s the weather in Israel right now? Dare we expect lightning bolts?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
pineledger, 3/18/2013 8:30:23 AM (No. 9230589)
I assume the Boy King doesn´t have to use a passport and get it stamped.
A good thing.
A passport stamped in Israel is void for certain Muslim countries, including the UAE.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Grace Veritas, 3/18/2013 8:48:36 AM (No. 9230627)
A foreign policy about nothing - brilliant!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
stryker714, 3/18/2013 8:52:17 AM (No. 9230635)
Well if Israel has low expectations for his visit, they couldn´t ask for a better candidate!
Who believes Obama would have Israel´s back if Iran doesn´t measure up? Few. Did Obama help the citizen uprising in Iran or let the motorcycle brigades come raining down on Iranian citizens? The Iranian Gov killed many of those protestors. Want to know the future? Then study the past. Seems to me he wants a strong Iran.
Bamboozler has ulterior motives on the visit, that´s for sure. He doesn´t want to, "cut it too close"(to Israel hitting Iran before they get the bomb), don´t ya know? He´ll run interference for Iran and try to minimize chances for an Israeli pro-emptive strike, while possibly even spying on them to give the info to Iran, through Jarrett.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
BetseyRoss, 3/18/2013 8:57:10 AM (No. 9230645)
LOL #6. My husband and I have joked about his entire time in office being like a Sienfeld episode.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
LZK, 3/18/2013 9:34:53 AM (No. 9230711)
Awwwwww com´on -- this is a photo-op for the 2014 election....
If American/Jews don´t see through this farce -- then they are lost.....
Yawn.........
LZK
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Quaestio, 3/18/2013 11:24:20 AM (No. 9230931)
American Jews lost in 2012 when they supported Obama.
The die has been cast. It´s just a matter of time before everyone is blindingly aware of the global cost of putting a fascist/Marxist cabal in charge of the United States.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
EnsignO´Toole, 3/18/2013 11:34:09 AM (No. 9230968)
FTA: “The president of the United States cannot go to Israel without raising huge expectations — especially this president. … The fear that the press is going to write ‘failure’ on any visit is a daunting one.”
LOL - yeah, sure. Whom do they think they are they kidding that ´the press is going to write "failure"´ on this visit?
Obama is only looking to enhance his Jewish approval in the US in time for the 2014 election. He wants the Dems to take back the House so that he can have free rein in destroying America. I´m pretty sure he could give a rip about the Israelis.
Always remember what he said in Audacity of Hope “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Blue-Z-Anna, 3/18/2013 1:21:46 PM (No. 9231211)
Pineledger hit on a little known fact.
If you´ve been to Israel you will NOT be going to Dubai, Abu, Sharja or any of the other Emirates.
More than a few contractors have made this mistake and lost their gigs because it all funnels through Dubai. (further details would be unwise)
But Israel has the "Most Hated Nation" status in the ME.
Why ?
Because it is seen as an American proxy.
Democracy and modernity and capitalism and all night bingo with pole dancing seem to ruffle the feathers of the Mullahs.
Dubai should be their real enemy.
That´s where the party really is.
PARTAYYYYYY !!!!
Nomesain´ ?
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