Though publicly everyone is downplaying the seriousness of the latest split between Israel and the US, privately officials are still fuming out Netanyahu’s planned March visit to lobby Congress for Iran sanctions.
Officials said that Netanyahu had effectively “spat in Obama’s face” by announcing the visit just two days after Obama warned him to stop lobby Congress in a phone call.
“There are things you simply don’t do,” noted one unnamed official quoted in the Israeli press, adding “Netanyahu ought to remember that President Obama has a year and a half left to his presidency, and that there will be a price.”
Netanyahu’s visit came at the invitation of House Speaker John Boehner (R – OH), as Congressional hawks are trying to cobble together a veto-proof majority for the sanctions.
But Netanyahu’s involvement,which will come just weeks ahead of Israel’s election, is seen as primarily an effort to play politics on Iran, hoping to secure some last minute votes by making a high profile speech to a joint US Congress.
My, just savor the wonder of it, Obama with the gut courage to defy the corporate rich who hand picked him to be White House butler
“Fairytales can come true, it can happen to you, if your young at heart.”
Um… Obama's the President- he can deny Netanyahu entry to the US on grounds of national security or any other reason he wants. If he can kill American citizens with the stroke of a pen surely he can keep one man out of the country? Want to make him pay a price- declare him persona non grata and tell him don't even bother coming as he'll be met with federal agents with order to put him right back on his plane.
An unnamed US official said he would pay a price. lol. Too scared to give his name. I bet Netanyahu is trembling.
America getting beaten by its own whip
America is very good at violent regime change why not Israel.
Doe Iran get rebuttal time?
"Officials said that Netanyahu had effectively “spat in Obama’s face” by announcing the visit just two days after Obama warned him to stop lobby Congress in a phone call."
Yes, and there are millions of Americans who call this dew.
Another thing Obama might consider is to invoke the Symington Amendment. This is where the determination a nation is involve in nuclear enrichment technology outside of IAEA inspections. The US could then stop the tribute it gives Israel every year. If congress can override this somehow it will really show who runs things here in the US. That finally open up enought eyes for real change.
I'd love to see this alliance made in hell broken up over this. Let Sheldon Adelman and the other Jewish supremacist billioniares pay the bills to support Israel's upkeep and attacks on others. Then they wouldn't have the money to buy off congress and presidential candidates.
Good stuff, Ryan.
Adelson
You're correct, David. Thanks.
The Republican stance is to make everyone afraid of the "evil world out there"–so they invite the warmongering Netanyahu to bolster their own and the country's flagging enthusiasm for more war. If the Iran peace process is scuttled by Netanyahu's arrival, then the nagging question, "Can this new Congress govern?" will be definitively answered in the negative.
The US should have supported Palestinian statehood. Then Netanyahu would be busy with the peace process instead of wagging the dog and the piece process.
If Netanyahu derails the Iranian negotiations then Obama should punish Netanyahu by helping the Palestinians secure a state and help them receive justice.
The moronic "crybaby" Boehner is the one to be impeached. On second thought, put him and OB both in the dock, and save taxpayer money. What was it that George Washington said about excessive favoritism toward a single country? I take it that the "Sophomore" president, and Constitutional "expert" didn't get the memo.
Israel in NOT our Friend! http://www.ussliberty.org/index2.html
Charge Israel with War Crimes for machine gunning Life Rafts put in water for USS Liberty Survivors!
Obama, please, please release and declassify all of the 9/11 Commission's Report, for all the world to see!