In a high profile pre-Super Bowl interview on NBC, President Barack Obama attempted to calm fears of an impending war with Iran, saying that Israel hadn’t yet decided on whether to attack Iran, but assuring that the US was committed to remaining “in lockstep” with Israel whatever it decides and describing Israel’s security as his “top priority.”
Alhough Obama insisted that he personally prefers a diplomatic solution to the endless dispute with the Iranian government, his comments suggest that the decision is really Israel’s to make. He refused to say whether Israel had been warned against starting the war or even whether Israel intended to inform the US before starting it.
Even as Obama was committing the US to the war, he sought to assure that the US would not be significantly affected by it, insisting there was “no evidence” that Iran even had the theoretical capability to retaliate against the United States if war broke out. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has warned that if the US attacks it would “harm America.”
Though Israeli officials have repeatedly threatened to attack Iran in recent days, most suggestions that Iran poses a real threat have come from US politicians. Former Sen. Rick Santorum used a campaign stop in Missouri last week to warn that Iran had designs on a nuclear attack against the state.
Good to know that "our" president is now officially the spokesperson of the suicidal theocratic israeli regime.
america should just wipe israel off the face of the earth. it wouldn't be hard f*ck israel
If U.S. citizens could live with Russian nuclear bombs directed at the U.S., Israel can live with Iran having nuclear weapons. Obama evidently does not understand that his statement of lockstep support for whomever Israel or whatever Israel decides to attack, subjugates all U.S. citizens to decisions made by Israel concerning war. It was Israel's demand that the U.S. spend its money and blood to "change the ruling regimes" of the Middle East. This was the reason for attacking Iraq. No matter how much U.S. citizens are being taxed for these wars the politicians support Israel before they support U.S. citizens. A country of a few million Jews is directing policy of the U.S.
It is nice to Know that ISRAEL now OFFICIALLY decides when the US goes to WAR, because that is what LOCKSTEP means. to do exactly what they are told to do by the SENIOR party, for years we have accused Israel as being the tail wagging the dog , Obama has in fact told the WORLD the TRUTH it is in fact ISRAEL the dog and its America that is the tail, happily wagging its tail and doing its bidding for its owner!
Indefinite detention of US citizens without charge or trial –> Senator Levin (Israel dual citizen)
Cancer-causing TSA scanners and co-author of Patriot Act –> Chertoff (Israel dual citizen)
Censorship of the internet and vendors like Amazon –> Senator Leibermann (Israel dual citizen)
It's not Iran I'm worried about and it sure as hell isn't them destroying the American way of life like these Israelis are.
Every government in this world knows that war with Iran would spread like butter on a hot toast. Everyone in Middle East from Turkey, Afghanistan, Saudis and UAE knows that they are the potential targets of the Iranians military if they help Israel in targeting Iran. Everyone in Europe, from France to Germany to Sweden and England knows that they cannot effort such a large scale war because of their economical and political situation at home, simply war with Iran is un winnable and a very very very long war and very dangerous as well. What US and EU could afford is these little wars here and there where they divide people making sure that it is people who kill each other becoming more divided where EU and US can demand regime change. Such policy has been the Obama, Hillary Clinton doctrine in following Paul Wolfowitz idea for US world economy domination. Having said that: From Lebanon to Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Saudis, UAE and other countries there are voices heard which are against these little wars and certainly Israel – US – NATO governments threatening Iran. Yet there are voices heard that they would retaliate against Israel and US facilities in the area and by all means if such threat becomes real. Look, there is no political solution to this mess which the creators of Israel been creating, it is for Israel to give up what is been stolen by the Israeli government for last 60 years and to be recognized as Palestinian, a sovereign and self reliant state. If Israeli wont accept such international demand then they can be on their own where the international community have to boycott Israel for Israel to accept the demand.
What does he mean that Iran cannot 'harm' the US. A steep rice in the price of oil will have a devastating effect on allready struggling US and other western economies.
Everybody sing with me!
"I have a dog named Obama,
"He knows how to barks when he's told"
"The bastard would bite his own mother"
"For Shekels and petrol and gold"
So has Obama just given Israel a "Blank Check?" Thats how a local incident in the balkans morf'd into World War 1….Talk about the tail wagging the dog.
You know its bad when you make the Kaiser look good.
One gets the idea that Obombya is as absolutely traitorous as he is barking mad…but then again …he's got those pesky mossad hit squads to consider.
When will Americans take their country back from this parasitic lobby?
At least thing time they don't use the term WMD anymore.
When Obama looks in the mirror in the morning does he recognize the groveling lickspittle traitor looking back.
They must have given our fearless leader the gold or lead option. We, the "American Amalekites" don't seem to count for much.
"Lockstep?" Might that be code for 'goose step'?
It doesn't seem intended as a flattering self-description either way. Might he be signalling something like helplessness wrt the lobby –like that's as close to striking at them as he can get? E.g., Andrew Adler is presumably still roaming free…
this is all they need. a green light. could happen any day now.
Where's the treaty? Where is the defense treaty we signed with Israel? Where is it?
if the reason for this insane wars was oil, it could be a good reason, but the real reason is, well, there is none
lockstep – marching style in which soldiers are very close to one another so that each soldier's steps correspond exactly to the those of the soldier preceding him; any rigid or inflexible procedure
Israel is to America what Serbia was to Tsarist Russia. That sure worked out great didn't it?
Or Austria-Hungary to Imperial Germany in 1914.
Good old Uncle Bam.
He knows who created him.
Nentanyahoo wants to do two things:
1). Get a Republican in as President (as if there is any difference)
2). Accomplish that by doing the second thing, attacking Iran so that the entire mideast is completely
destablized and fighting amongst themselves. Keeping everybody destablized is the Israeli method of keeping Israel secure. And it's much like creating a heroin addict and then keeping that person on the drug for as long as you can until you run out and then you are attacked anyway.
None of it makes sense. But this world of humans is a deeply distrubed one. Where humanity has no idea how utterly crazy it is, how absurd the foundations are of what it calls "reality". How primitive it's beliefs are in light of a larger universe that doesn't give a damn if Earth destroys itself or sets itself back thousands of years with an inevitable nuclear war.
Madness. Humans are all mad. crazy, nuts.
"Alhough Obama insisted that he personally prefers a diplomatic solution to the endless dispute with the Iranian government"
When has Obama used any diplomacy?
Can we arrange to send Obama and Netanyahoo in first, holding hands?
Obama where are your idelism when you were campaigning for presidency. You are a hippocrit of first order. How could you be bed with the notorious Israeli lobby and supporting this dirty war against Iran a great country trying to build its nuclear facility.