Obama's Speech and Israel
Some hard truths must be discussed that may not be music to the ears of fans of Barack Obama or of Benjamin Netanyahu. Barack Obama's speech was not meant to be pro-Israel and his trip to the Middle East is not meant to be "good for Israel." They are both meant to be good for the United States. Barack Obama didn't even stop in Israel, because this trip was intended to be for the Arab and Muslim world. The United States believes it must mend its relations with 1.5 billion Muslims if it is to be successful in the war against Al Qaeda, and this trip, and the speech, were made to order for that purpose. The speech had few policy declarations in it. It should not be judged on historical accuracy either. It was pure baby kissing. Obama is trying to occupy a part of the position that used to belong to Gamal Abdel Nasser, El Rais, THE President, the leader whose photos are in all the coffee shops in the suq. Continued...
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Ami Isseroff on 06.05.09 @ 03:53 PM CST [link]
