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Why Obama won't be visiting Israel
First, Obama cannot give the speech without changing the underlying policy that necessitated it in the first place.Second, Obama is unlikely to risk a less-than-admiring reception from the Knesset... Third, a Knesset speech would invite comparisons with George W. Bush's Knesset address... Obama cannot approximate Bush's address, because he does not share Bush's perspective. Fourth, even if Obama gave a comparable speech, it would not be believed. His actions reneging on his pledge of an undivided Jerusalem; failing to honor U.S. understandings regarding settlements; ignoring the commitments in the 2004 Bush letter, given in exchange for the Gaza withdrawal; failing to visit Israel when he visited Turkey, failing again when he visited Egypt, and failing again over the past 12 months; slurring Israel in his Cairo speech...represent a record that cannot be corrected merely with a speech, even if it begins with Let me be clear.' Posted by: lord garth 2010-05-26 |
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