Obama; Foreign Policy Wimp. He Will Not Deter Iran from Nuking Israel

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Obama makes it vague in very uncertain terms, that if Iran nukes Israel, the United States might, or might not do anything about it, he says; "the United States would take appropriate action", how scary. I believe Iran will read this as a sign that an Obama administration will not massively retaliate, there fore; Iran will proceed to "wipe Israel off the map".


By Michael Hirsh and Dan Ephron | NEWSWEEK
Mar 3, 2008 Issue

The comment seemed like a casual aside. Ann Lewis, a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton, was touting the New York senator's strong support for Israel during a conference call in January with leaders of major American Jewish organizations. During the call, Lewis energetically contrasted Clinton's pro-Israel credentials with those of Barack Obama. To make her point, she said that Obama's "chief foreign-policy adviser" is Zbigniew Brzezinski, says one participant who would talk about the call only if he were not identified.

Brzezinski—the former national-security adviser to Jimmy Carter—is not Obama's "chief foreign-policy adviser." That is the job of a triumvirate who once worked for Bill Clinton: Anthony Lake, Susan Rice and Greg Craig. But Brzezinski, who tells NEWSWEEK he has advised Obama "only on occasion," has a reputation that is close to toxic in the American Jewish community. "When Brzezinski's name appears on an advisory list, that's a red flag right away," says an influential American Jewish leader who did not want to sour relations with the Obama campaign. Many American Jews mistrust Brzezinski because he endorsed a 2006 article, later a book, called "The Israel Lobby," which blames many U.S. foreign-policy problems on Washington's ties to Israel.

Lewis's aside is not an isolated incident. (She did not respond to a request for comment.) As the race between Clinton and Obama has sharpened in recent months, other Clinton campaign operatives have sent around negative material about Obama's relations with Israel, according to e-mails obtained by NEWSWEEK. In addition to Brzezinski, the e-mails attack Obama advisers such as Rob Malley, a former Clinton negotiator at the 2000 Camp David talks who has since written articles sympathetic to the Palestinian point of view, and they raise questions about Obama's relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the former pastor at Obama's Trinity Church in Chicago. Wright has criticized Israel, and Trumpet, a publication run by his daughter, gave an award for "greatness" to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who once called Judaism a "bloodsucking religion."

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Obama; Foreign Policy Wimp. He Will Not Deter Iran from Nuking Israel

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  • OBAMA is a hassled rabbit!

    OBAMA does NOT know what NUCLEAR is! Go to AIDS-SCANDAL.COM an see what nuclear is. Obama doesn't know what he's saying because he just as well can get nuked in a restaurant with sexglide silicon. The pigflu is like that and fake diabetes and strokes are now caused by gay people and they are RIGHT, bacause he US-Presidents are maionettes!

    By warlordwendy 1248947977 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Why are there ...

    Why are there people who want to fight all the time? No talk, fight!, No common ground my way or the highway. Sounds pretty fanatical to me, either way.

    By moebigsley1976 [Affiliate User] 1221197570 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Don't exactly agree ...

    Don't exactly agree with his foreign policy, but I don't think its wimpy.

    By ssq2 [Affiliate User] 1220898602 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I dont think his ...

    I dont think his foregn policy is wimpy.

    By BLKcovenant [Affiliate User] 1220722008 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • "Foreign Policy ...

    "Foreign Policy Wimp" How was his policy wimpy? he said he would take any action neccesary.

    By rajrara [Affiliate User] 1220603393 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • "wipe off the map" ...

    "wipe off the map"

    he was quoting the Sha i believe and they said that regime occupying Isreal must be wiped off the map, not necessarily the ppl but the government.

    and yes i am a Farrakhan supporter because i know the truth and his true words which the media has twisted to make this man look wicked. Iv done my research on him and he is nothing but the truth.

    we wouldnt allow Cuba to have nukes so why let Isreal have them??? check the hypocracy.

    By BLKcovenant [Affiliate User] 1220187045 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Ohhhh, sorry sorry, ...

    Ohhhh, sorry sorry, you're a farrakhan supporter. Now it makes sense. I should've checked your profile earlier, that would've saved us both some time we pointlessly spent in debating this issue.

    This conversation is closed.
    Take care ;)

    By regelemihai [Affiliate User] 1220159701 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow! "the same ...

    wow! "the same propaganda that made it easy to kill innocent Germans after WW2"
    I thought you were a normal person, but wow! I was wrong.
    The biggest propaganda there is currently is the one targeted against Israel, okay?
    "Bring the facts"? You're either exremely stupid, or just in pathological denial.
    "wipe of the map" says nothing to you?

    You're just another anti-Israel sheep following the liberal sheep- herder.
    Sad, really.

    By regelemihai [Affiliate User] 1220159480 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • -regelemihai- "As ...

    -regelemihai- "As opposed to the Iran, the U.S doesn't want nucular weapons for some radical ideological reasons of mass extermination, like Iran does."

    bring the facts, Iran has never wanted to kill the Jews. Jews live in Iran. The Jews stole palistine and 800thousand jews in America dont believe that Isreal was setup in accordance to the bible. What you hear is propaganda, the same propaganda that made it easy to kill innocent Germans after WW2....etc etc.

    By BLKcovenant [Affiliate User] 1220146765 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • *As opposed to Iran

    *As opposed to Iran

    By regelemihai [Affiliate User] 1220119329 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • No...wrong! It's ...

    No...wrong!
    It's a privilege to have them, it's not a right, especially when dealing with someone wants your total annihilation.

    As opposed to the Iran, the U.S doesn't want nucular weapons for some radical ideological reasons of mass extermination, like Iran does.

    Don't be so naive.

    By regelemihai [Affiliate User] 1220119195 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • whom of which have ...

    whom of which have done evil to the indingenous ppl on every continent. No, nations have the right to self defence espcially if it means a nuclear deterent.

    By BLKcovenant [Affiliate User] 1220114924 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • -regelemihai- "but ...

    -regelemihai- "but it's wrong for Israel to have them"

    I never said it was wrong for any nation to have it. Every nation has the right to defend itself and keep its soverinty.

    Now look at the hypocracy, Bush and his preemptive first strike against Iran (nukes on table). What we are doing is Dictating a nations course using that same weapon were trying to stop them from using.

    If one nation has nukes then all nations should have nukes not just the former colonial nations

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  • So let me get this ...

    So let me get this straight. It's okay for a radical suicidal dictator to have some nuclear bombs on his hands for the "fairness" of it all, but it's wrong for Israel to have them.
    hmmmm....

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  • Neo-con

    Neo-con

    By ferrozm [Affiliate User] 1218691034 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • you are an idiot. ...

    you are an idiot. they didnt have weapons and they have every right under the nuclear proliferation treaty to make nuclear ENERGY which is what they're doing. stupid neo-con.

    By ferrozm [Affiliate User] 1218691022 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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