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2014-10-29 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Obama Official Calls Israeli Prime Minister A 'Chickens**t'

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Posted by Fred 2014-10-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 This must be more of that "smart" diplomacy I keep hearing about and is working so well all over the world.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-10-29 00:21|| 2014-10-29 00:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Bibi could break open Barky like a cheap shotgun.

Posted by badanov 2014-10-29 00:37|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2014-10-29 00:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Bibi leads from the front. O leads from the golf course. Bibi fights a two front war---death eaters sprouting up like daisies, and O &Co egging them on.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-10-29 01:58|| 2014-10-29 01:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Obean & Co. don't even suspect how ignorant they are.

Posted by gorb 2014-10-29 02:37|| 2014-10-29 02:37|| Front Page Top

#5 So, we'll have to take Iran down by ourselves---did anyone ever had any doubts?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-10-29 03:45|| 2014-10-29 03:45|| Front Page Top

Posted by junkiron 2014-10-29 06:02|| 2014-10-29 06:02|| Front Page Top

#7 The original article was written by Jeffrey Goldberg and posted on The Atlantic web site.

It is a long article but well worth the read to get a better understanding of the full spectrum of discord between Obama and the Netanyahu administration.

The Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations Is Officially Here

The article opens up a real can of worms for speculation.

Jeffrey Goldberg is a known Obama sycophant and leaker. Is Obama deliberately using him to discredit Netanyahu on the world stage ?

Who is the Obama administration official who called Netanyahu a "chickenshit" ? Obama himself? John Kerry? Josh Earnest? Jen Psaki? Susan Rice?

Does Israel still have the capacity to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities ?

Is Obama's true political motive to throw Israel under the bus in order to achieve a weak nuclear deal with Iran?

What is Netanyahu's true political ambition ?

Will Netanyahu bypass Obama and take his case for war (with Iran) before the U.S. congress and the American public ?

Is Netanyahu naive? Does he actually have the courage to "pull the trigger" and attack Iran ?

Will Obama withdraw U.N. support from Israel to force Israel into a peace treaty with the Palestinians ?

Just a few of my own questions I came away with after reading the article.

Posted by junkiron 2014-10-29 08:42|| 2014-10-29 08:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Israel was supposed to destroy Iran's nukes and take crap about it being an unnecessary provocative move from Obama and the wagging fingers of the Western world.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-10-29 14:21|| 2014-10-29 14:21|| Front Page Top

#9 I don't doubt that much of what said happened. Since the source is hiding behind anonymity, it is difficult to respond to such tripe. Most likely, the anonymous leak was intended by Obama and Valerie.

It is a sad state of affairs in our country when you trust another country's leader more than you do Moboama. I like Netanyahu and have more respect for him than the current Occupy Pennsylvania Avenue squatter.

It is difficult to restrain myself from an extended rant.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-29 15:05|| 2014-10-29 15:05|| Front Page Top

#10 I often find that the left accuses others for what they themselves are.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-29 15:30|| 2014-10-29 15:30|| Front Page Top

#11 "Who is the Obama administration official who called Netanyahu a "chickenshit" ? Obama himself? John Kerry? Josh Earnest? Jen Psaki? Susan Rice?"

Yes.

Posted by Barbara 2014-10-29 15:38|| 2014-10-29 15:38|| Front Page Top

#12 ..or nobody, but wanted to get this hook on the message.

Remember all those times the DC inner sanctum showed guts and took responsibility? Not worried at all about their future political aspirations.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-10-29 16:38|| 2014-10-29 16:38|| Front Page Top

#13 I've got my money on Kerry. Douchebag

Posted by Frank G 2014-10-29 18:20|| 2014-10-29 18:20|| Front Page Top

#14 So typical of the Obama administration. When things don't go their way they resort to name calling and discrediting. What ever they do, they certainly don't let the truth get in the way of their agenda...

Posted by 49 Pan 2014-10-29 19:21|| 2014-10-29 19:21|| Front Page Top

#15 This is simultaneously hilarious and appalling. (is there a German word for that? ShadenWTF, maybe). There isn't a single senior member of BO's admin that could stand up to John Bolton's mustache in a straight-up fight, much less Netanyahu. This is just embarrassing.

Basically, our govt is accusing Bibi of being unwilling to wager the safety of his country and its people against the hope that the Paleos will finally act civilized. Given his mil background (which I didn't know about), I suspect the Israeli PM is well acquainted with the trade-offs involved with risk, opportunity and benefit.

Posted by SteveS 2014-10-29 19:47|| 2014-10-29 19:47|| Front Page Top

#16 "ShadenWTF"

I am so stealing that, Steve. ;-p

Posted by Barbara 2014-10-29 21:27|| 2014-10-29 21:27|| Front Page Top

#17 Mr. Obama should realize that even guano has value, unlike the past 6-years of whatever-the-hell it is that we have had to put up with.

Posted by LouieLouie 2014-10-29 22:02|| 2014-10-29 22:02|| Front Page Top

#18 That sound you're NOT hearing is mainstream America = Amerika being too shocked for words.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-10-29 23:45|| 2014-10-29 23:45|| Front Page Top

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