Israel Shocked at How Badly Obama Is Handling Egyptian Uprising, Compare Him to Jimmy Carter . . . Only Worse. . .
They’re only saying this because his middle name is “Hussein” or something.
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama’s response to the crisis in Egypt is drawing fierce criticism in Israel, where many view the U.S. leader as a political naif whose pressure on a stalwart ally to hand over power is liable to backfire.
Critics — including senior Israeli officials who have shied from saying so publicly — say Obama is repeating the same mistakes of predecessors whose calls for human rights and democracy in the Middle East have often backfired by bringing anti-West regimes to power.
Israeli officials, while refraining from open criticism of Obama, have made no secret of their view that shunning Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and pushing for swift elections in Egypt could bring unintended results.
“I don’t think the Americans understand yet the disaster they have pushed the Middle East into,” said lawmaker Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, who until recently was a Cabinet minister and who is a longtime friend of Mubarak.
“If there are elections like the Americans want, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Muslim Brotherhood didn’t win a majority, it would win half of the seats in parliament,” he told Army Radio. “It will be a new Middle East, extremist radical Islam.”
Three decades ago, President Jimmy Carter urged another staunch American ally — the shah of Iran — to loosen his grip on power, only to see his autocratic regime replaced by the Islamic Republic. More recently, U.S.-supported elections have strengthened such groups as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Palestinian territories and anti-American radicals in Iran.
“Jimmy Carter will go down in American history as ‘the president who lost Iran,’” the analyst Aluf Benn wrote in the daily Haaretz this week. “Barack Obama will be remembered as the president who ‘lost’ Turkey, Lebanon and Egypt, and during whose tenure America’s alliances in the Middle East crumbled,” Benn wrote.
Israel has tremendous respect for Mubarak, who carefully honored his country’s peace agreement with Israel after taking power nearly 30 years ago.
While relations were often cool, Mubarak maintained a stable situation that has allowed Israel to greatly reduce its military spending and troop presence along the border with Egypt.
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Mubarak only kept his cool because he was paid sweet, sweet US cash annually.
I’m praying for Israel.
obama the destroyer has a plan for your entire life including shria law for all but the ruling class.
I don’t understand why their shocked I expected nothing less from the complainer and thief.
I’m glad they are speaking out about this…too bad many in this country aren’t or are doing the opposite, i.e. McRINO and his ilk.
Let’s look at it this way – just after the notebly the worst president ever (Carter) we got the best president ever… (Reagan)…
By process of deduction – we are in for the best president the world has ever seen!
There is nothing shocking here. Obama naturally gravitates to the west’s enemies…because he himself is an anti-colonialist…Its his pedigree. Its in his blood. Why should anyone be surprised in Israel? Obama began his career in politics by paying an obsequious court to the people; he’s nothing but a demagogue…an enemy of Israel, and our allies across the globe.
Our time to get rid of this demagogue is fast approaching. It can’t come soon enough.
Expect Israel to take a unilateral approach if the MB attains power. They won’t wait.
People say that Carter went down in history as the president who lost Iran, and that Barry will go down in history as the president who lost Egypt. I think Barry will go down in history as the president who lost the whole Middle East. People are misjudging his incompetence. He is much worse than they think.
Learning from history doesn’t mean turning into pacifists that become extinct
Fantasy can be cathartic
How many large atomic explosions could be set off without effecting too much radiation and fallout on the civilized nations???
Get rid of that pussy, obama(the harvard sevant) get a decent leader and between Israel and USA, select a few hot spots to eliminate
Yes, yes, lots of innocents would die, as they do every day from starvation, wars, malaria, disentry, weather catastophes,
Culling the worlds population which has some positive outcomes,
Who would be on your list
1 packistan 2iran3north sudan4 would be three on mine
Thanks for your war porn, which I do enjoy
Jimmy is probably his Daddy. He was conceived out behind the wood pile on Jimmy’s plantation.
That picture looks like it was taken in the parking lot of a Home Depot. Illegals lookin’ for work.
“If there are elections like the Americans want, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Muslim Brotherhood didn’t win a majority, it would win half of the seats in parliament,” he told Army Radio. “It will be a new Middle East, extremist radical Islam.”
Good, then we can start to get it on a lot sooner than anticipated. Let’s get it over with.
Obama is a political naif? He’s a f******g community organizer, guys. Have they forgotten when the First Hoopster gave your man the long dark finger on March 6, 2010: “After failing to extract a written promise of concessions on settlements, Mr Obama walked out of his meeting with Mr Netanyahu but invited him to stay at the White House, consult with advisers and “let me know if there is anything new”, a US congressman, who spoke to the Prime Minister, said. ….For a head of government to visit the White House and not pose for photographers is rare. For a key ally to be left to his own devices while the President withdraws to have dinner in private was, until this week, unheard of. ”
Sunday Times.
The Israelis should be scared shitless. Obama is Jimmy Carter Jr. in everyway, and we all know what a disaster that dufus was. Obama is well on his way to replace Carter as The Worst President Ever.
Sadly, it’s the Iranian revolution all over again. Back then the media talking heads were saying the same things you hear today. I believed them back then, now I know much better. There’s going to be a lot of “I told you sos” from those of us who are “Jihad Aware” before it’s all said and done.
Obama has been destroying our alliances since his first day in office. Look at the people around him. He is no mystery if anyone is willing to look. It is hard to see how any conversation about who Obama is ever gets past Chicago. Chicago is all you need to know.
American Foreign policy:
Teddy Roosevelt style: ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’
0bama style: ‘Speak softly, bow deeply, apologize often and sell out to pisslam.’ “
Notice that the article was published in Ha’aretz, a left-wing newspaper (the Israeli NY Times) and the comments are from leftist Ha’aretz journalist (Aluf Benn) and left-leaning (and very idiotic) Labour Party bigmouth, Ben Eliezer.
Israel made a really huge mistake by not defeating the Hizballah during the 2006 war. The leftist Israeli government under the vile non-leadership of Ehud Olmert, the foolish ex-union boss “defense” minister Amir Peretz and the insanely stupid foreign minister Tzipi Livni brought about Israel’s cave-in to the UN and external pressure.
Bush made an enormous mistake by not building a strong coalition to knock out Iran and it’s nuclear facilities. Actually the initial target after 9/11 should have been Iran and not Iraq. (BTW – At the time, Israeli intelligence pointed to Iran, rather than Iraq, as the right target.)
“I don’t think the Americans understand yet the disaster they have pushed the Middle East into,” said lawmaker Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, who until recently was a Cabinet minister and who is a longtime friend of Mubarak.
Oh, we understand alright – and it is no shock to us.
this is what happends when you elect a community organizer!!!!!!! you PIN-HEADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HA. i feel for the feeble-minded narrow views expressed by Israel and the people on this post. Obama, not a socialist.. hes a democrat… not sure if any one realized that.. Obama, not a muslim… He is decidedly christian. I love how the same people that slam him for choosing a bad priest are the same people who slam him for being a muslim. ‘Jihad aware’…. funny term to describe yourself in a country that is extremely aware that radical muslim extremists are trying to blow them up. How about ‘Terrorist aware’? With that term you can include all the muslims, christians, random religious sects, jews, and atheists that attack us… We are attacked atleast 200x more by other americans than any foreigner. (we have the highest gun violence in the world… Even if you dont count general day to day American gang killing, you can count abortion doctor killers, jared loughner, the guy that ran his plane into the federal building.. sooo many more in the past 10 years alone…) As for Egypt and their domestic affairs, there are 3 options… 1 prop up a crazy violent dictator even more(seems to be what the people on this blog want to do.. Those are American tear-gas canisters you see exploding in crowds of Egyptian protesters and Boeing is helping mubarak to hunt down and track anit-mubarak dissent.) 2 prop up some other guy no one has ever heard of that backs us and israeli interests in the country(pretty much how mubarak got in power)… 3 back the people by putting their digital infrastructure back up, demand mubarak leave office, and help out the government that rises from the ashes.. creating a strong environment to create new un-tainted diplomatic ties. do it all publicly. Then the people would realize america is awesome, and does support muslim peoples democratic rights.
WTF is the above post?
Democrats are socialist.
Funny the muslim brotherhood doesn’t support democracy but it’s ok .
Please kill yourself.
Funny how Jimmy Carter actually supported far-right death squads in el Salvador early on in his presidency.
peter says he enjoys odumbo’s shaft…
and in his spare time… like to project himself onto people he hates….
Peter go back to the Kos!
My guess is you have never had to defend yourself or the country you live in!
Your probably some fucked up little boy leeching off his parents!
Come back when you get a dose of reality in the real world, child!
i have to defend my country from intolerance every day, in addition to people just like you my friend.
demo·crat (dem′ə krat′)
noun
1. a person who believes in and upholds government by the people; advocate of rule by the majority
2. a person who believes in and practices the principle of equality of rights, opportunity, and treatment
3. a member of the Democratic Party
…. not a socialist..
And… im not a democrat… they are pussies. and im not a republican… they are intolerant. im an american. And I will be until the day I die. The problem w the republican agenda is intolerance… maybe if u went after Obama for things he actually sucks at instead of bickering about BOGUS CRAP… maybe you could be considered respectable. I also think Obama is a dingus for real reasons. IE: continuing Bush’s foreign agenda. I voted for Ralph Nader the past 2 elections. The REAL 3rd party representative.
peter supports The Green Party…?? Seriously..??
Nader wraps himself in the mantle of “public interest” with a personally ascetic style and a focus on structural or “apple pie” issues — consumer safety, corporate accountability, “citizen power” — rather than traditional partisan issues. He opposes not conservatives, but arrogant corporate leaders who amass money through public tax breaks, deny any democratic input or inquiry, and viciously attack anyone who challenges them.
Unfortunately, Nader has become exactly what he attacks. His organizations allow no public input, intimidate foes and journalists, bust unions, hide almost all details of their finances (to the point of breaking laws), and have amassed millions of dollars – all under Nader’s direct and autocratic control. Meanwhile, Ralph has gotten rich off of investments in stock; in other words, by owning and profiting off the very corporations he is attacking.
Another authoritarian trait of Nader’s is his inability to tolerate any criticism.
Journalists who question his excesses are inevitably accused of personal vendettas, or being tools of industry.
Nader is an outspoken critic of Israel.
He has expressed support for the anti-Israel NGO Betselem and the founder of Tikkun, Michael Lerner.
In June 2001 Nader served as a keynote speaker at a Washington-area Islamic convention where the emcee asked those in attendance to join him in a moment of silence “in honor of all the heroes and martyrs” of the 2000 Palestinian Intifada.
In a June 2004 interview with the United Arab Emirates’ Al-Khaleej newspaper, Nader called on the Bush administration to withdraw its support for Israel and asserted that Israeli officials “control” the White House.
Union busting is a good thing.
Obama is a socialist get over it petetard.
“By process of deduction – we are in for the best president the world has ever seen!”
I certainly hope so MindyLou, if we make it to 2012. With the way the ME is falling, does anyone think the obama administration will help Israel? They’ve voted “present” on every major crisis and will where Israel is concerned.
Rob, thank you for proving my notion of everyone on this blog being ignorant wrong. Rob takes actual facts and uses them to express his ideas. I agree with you that Nader does need more transparency with his finances. But, I want more transparency in the govt.. so you’re preaching to the choir. As I remember correctly, the first vote I took part in was between Bush, Gore, and Nader. You cant tell me it was a great idea to keep Bush in office. I knew that then. Gore is a blowhard… so.. Nader was the only viable option. The second time I was available to vote it was between Obama, McCain, and Nader. McCain will do whatever it takes to get elected… even if it means going back on anything he said..(not really a reason but funny, he wasnt even born in this country..TRUE) and any person that can talk to their wife the way his campaign staffers reported automatically loses my vote… Obama right from the start seemed too good to be true. I am skeptical of people that rise to great political power with out any real acts proving themselves…His connection to Kissinger also made me skeptical about his intentions… so again, Nader was the best option. Everyone has flaws… but no one has flaws like the people we nominate to run this country.
and im 50/50 on Israel/Palestine issue..
The First Intifada (1987–1993) (also “intifada”) was a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation in the Palestinian Territories.[5] The uprising began in the Jabalia refugee camp and quickly spread throughout Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.[6]
Despite violent acts, Palestinian actions primarily included NONVIOLENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE and resistance movement. There were general strikes, boycotts on Israeli products, refusal to pay taxes, graffiti, and barricades, but the Palestinian demonstrations that included stone-throwing by youths against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) defined the violence for many.[7]
Intra-Palestinian violence was a prominent feature of the Intifada, with widespread executions of alleged Israeli collaborators. While Israeli forces killed an estimated 1,100 Palestinians and Palestinians killed 164 Israelis, Palestinians killed an estimated 1,000 other Palestinians as alleged collaborators, although fewer than half had any proven contact with the Israeli authorities.[3][4]
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I am for people that fight for the right to govern themselves. There is no way around it. I feel sorry for the people that think fighting has to end in violence.
I am officially changing my name to Petetard… becuase that is the single most insightful funny thing anyone has ever said about me. Really, DohBiden you are a genius when it comes to making fun of people! you are so extremely funny! petetard… HA! you could have gone with petard.. which is more similar to retard.. like the joke you are making here.. but you went with petetard.. so everyone would fully understand how funny you are! OMG! your insightful smart messages captivate a nation DohBiden! wow, what a great name. Doh- like what Homer from the simpson says when he does something dumb! and then Biden like Joe Biden. DohBiden! OMG. ROLF!!! SO FUNNY! and SMART! so SMART! SMART & FUNNY! wow, would u mind if I used that in my day to day banter? I could be like, “did you hear what DohBiden said today?” and people would laugh and think im SMART and FUNNY!
Petetard, you outta taste the waffles in Gaza i hear they are out of this world. ha ha
Everyone is wrong because Pete says so.
That is not a convincing argument sugarbumps.
Check out this article yesterday by Radio personality Michael Savage.
It talks about what is really going on behind the scenes with Obummer and his bizarre stances on this Egyptian mess, especially when you compare how he handled Iran last year…..which was poorly for those of you that may have been living under a rock.
http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/files/filesSavage/Savage-ObamaGivingMiddleEastToIslamistRadicals-Rev03.pdf
Jimmy carter opposes human rigts violators if they are far-right but not if their far-left gotta love the hypocrisy.