Interesting read...


Bret Stephens: Obama's Curious Rage - WSJ

http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email...MjEwNDIyWj Wrote:Barack Obama "has become 'enraged' at the Israeli government, both for its actions and for its treatment of his chief diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. "
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Think about this some more. In the summer in which Mr. Obama became "enraged" with Israel, Islamic State terrorists seized Mosul and massacred Shiite soldiers in open pits, Russian separatists shot down a civilian jetliner, Hamas executed 18 "collaborators" in broad daylight, Bashar Assad's forces in Syria came close to encircling Aleppo with the aim of starving the city into submission, a brave American journalist had his throat slit on YouTube by a British jihadist, Russian troops openly invaded Ukraine, and Chinese jets harassed U.S. surveillance planes over international waters.

Mr. Obama or his administration responded to these events with varying degrees of concern, censure and indignation. But rage?

Here, for instance, is the president in early August, talking to the New York Times's Tom Friedman about Russia and Ukraine:

"Finding an off-ramp for [ Vladimir Putin ] becomes more challenging. Having said that I think it is still possible for us, because of the effective organization that we have done with the Europeans around Ukraine, and the genuine bite that the sanctions have had on the Russian economy, for us to arrive at a fair accommodation in which Ukrainian sovereignty and independence is still recognized but there is also recognition that Ukraine does have historic ties to Russia, the majority of their trade goes to Russia, huge portions of the population are Russian speaking, and so they are not going to be severed from Russia. And if we do that a deal should be possible."

This isn't even condemnation. It's an apology. For Mr. Putin. Benjamin Netanyahu should be so lucky.

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As for Israel's supposed ill-treatment of Mr. Kerry, the president should read Ben Birnbaum's and Amir Tibon's account of his secretary's Mideast misadventures in the July 20 issue of the New Republic. It's a portrait of a diplomat with the skills and style, but not the success, of Inspector Clouseau. Mr. Obama might also read Haaretz columnist Ari Shavit's assessment of Mr. Kerry's diplomacy: "The Obama administration," he wrote in July, "proved once again that it is the best friend of its enemies, and the biggest enemy of its friends."

Both Haaretz and the New Republic are left-wing publications, sympathetic to Mr. Obama's intentions, if not his methods.

Still, the president is enraged. At Israel. What a guy.

Hillary will solve all of this.

She has more balls than either of them. I can prove that because she's got an extensive collection in jars that includes both of theirs.

well he was a community organizer, and did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express

Rule #1 of foreign policy--Treat your friends better than you treat your enemies.

(09-02-2014 12:25 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Rule #1 of foreign policy--Treat your friends better than you treat your enemies.

Maybe Obama is doing that...based on his perspective of who is his friend and who is his enemy.

(09-02-2014 12:29 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(09-02-2014 12:25 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Rule #1 of foreign policy--Treat your friends better than you treat your enemies.

Maybe Obama is doing that...based on his perspective of who is his friend and who is his enemy.

Certainly in play as a possibility.

Obama golfers and Fundraised this Weekend and I just got a news alert on My cell phone that a video just came online showing another American Journalist being Beheaded by ISIS.Obama, the little man whom wants to be king. Great Leader My "A"

I love it, I've referred to him as our very own Chance the Gardener since day one.


Posted from the shallow recesses of my feeble mind.

(09-02-2014 12:29 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(09-02-2014 12:25 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Rule #1 of foreign policy--Treat your friends better than you treat your enemies.

Maybe Obama is doing that...based on his perspective of who is his friend and who is his enemy.

Bravo Doc! I've been saying that for the past 6 years. I just can't understand how people can be so stupid to vote for this crapper.

(09-02-2014 12:30 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(09-02-2014 12:29 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(09-02-2014 12:25 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Rule #1 of foreign policy--Treat your friends better than you treat your enemies.

Maybe Obama is doing that...based on his perspective of who is his friend and who is his enemy.

Certainly in play as a possibility.

That would presume that they had done something right and had the expected consequences. I personally don't believe they're competent enough to get the expected result. edit: to wit: "diplomat with the skills and style, but not the success, of Inspector Clouseau"