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| Obama Official Calls Israeli Prime Minister A 'Chickens**t' |
| 2014-10-29 |
| [DAILYCALLER] "Aspergery." "Coward." "Chickenshit." Those are just a few of the words B.O. regime officials have used to describe Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Jeffrey Goldberg, a deeply-sourced news hound at The Atlantic who covers the Middle East. The officials' displeasure towards Netanyahu stems from disagreements over how to handle Paleostinian peace talks, as well Netanyahu's own growing frustration with President Barack Obama, The Smartest Man in the Room... Goldberg reported Tuesday. Ironically, the digs also stem, in part, from Netanyahu's decision to forego preemptive strikes against Iran when it was threatening to continue its nuclear program. "The thing about Bibi is, he's a chickenshit," an unnamed B.O. regime official told Goldberg, referring to Netanyahu by his nickname. "The good thing about Netanyahu is that he's scared to launch wars," the official told Goldberg. The B.O. regime is pleased the Israelis did not launch strikes against Iran, though the threat of Israeli force was used to bring allies into line to back sanctions against the country. "The bad thing about him is that he won't do anything to reach an accommodation with the Paleostinians or with the Sunni Arab states," the official asserted. Comparing Netanyahu to previous Israeli prime ministers and saying Netanyahu only cares about his political future, the official said, "He's got no guts." Netanyahu is a former soldier in the Israel Defense Forces and leader in Sayeret Matkal, Israel's special forces. Another official agreed with the first's official's assessment of Netanyahu, but used another descriptor: "coward." "It's too late for him to do anything," the official said in reference to the aborted strikes against Iran. "Two, three years ago, this was a possibility. But ultimately he couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger. It was a combination of our pressure and his own unwillingness to do anything dramatic. Now it's too late," said the official, talking about Israel's pullback from launching preemptive strikes against Iran. "The feeling now is that Bibi's bluffing," the official told Goldberg. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #18 That sound you're NOT hearing is mainstream America = Amerika being too shocked for words. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-10-29 23:45 |
| #17 Mr. Obama should realize that even guano has value, unlike the past 6-years of whatever-the-hell it is that we have had to put up with. |
| Posted by: LouieLouie 2014-10-29 22:02 |
| #16 "ShadenWTF" I am so stealing that, Steve. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-10-29 21:27 |
| #15 This is simultaneously hilarious and appalling. (is there a German word for that? ShadenWTF, maybe). There isn't a single senior member of BO's admin that could stand up to John Bolton's mustache in a straight-up fight, much less Netanyahu. This is just embarrassing. Basically, our govt is accusing Bibi of being unwilling to wager the safety of his country and its people against the hope that the Paleos will finally act civilized. Given his mil background (which I didn't know about), I suspect the Israeli PM is well acquainted with the trade-offs involved with risk, opportunity and benefit. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-10-29 19:47 |
| #14 So typical of the Obama administration. When things don't go their way they resort to name calling and discrediting. What ever they do, they certainly don't let the truth get in the way of their agenda... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2014-10-29 19:21 |
| #13 I've got my money on Kerry. Douchebag |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-10-29 18:20 |
| #12 ..or nobody, but wanted to get this hook on the message. Remember all those times the DC inner sanctum showed guts and took responsibility? Not worried at all about their future political aspirations. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-10-29 16:38 |
| #11 "Who is the Obama administration official who called Netanyahu a "chickenshit" ? Obama himself? John Kerry? Josh Earnest? Jen Psaki? Susan Rice?" Yes. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-10-29 15:38 |
| #10 I often find that the left accuses others for what they themselves are. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-10-29 15:30 |
| #9 I don't doubt that much of what said happened. Since the source is hiding behind anonymity, it is difficult to respond to such tripe. Most likely, the anonymous leak was intended by Obama and Valerie. It is a sad state of affairs in our country when you trust another country's leader more than you do Moboama. I like Netanyahu and have more respect for him than the current Occupy Pennsylvania Avenue squatter. It is difficult to restrain myself from an extended rant. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-10-29 15:05 |
| #8 Israel was supposed to destroy Iran's nukes and take crap about it being an unnecessary provocative move from Obama and the wagging fingers of the Western world. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-10-29 14:21 |
| #7 The original article was written by Jeffrey Goldberg and posted on The Atlantic web site. It is a long article but well worth the read to get a better understanding of the full spectrum of discord between Obama and the Netanyahu administration. The Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations Is Officially Here The article opens up a real can of worms for speculation.
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| Posted by: junkiron 2014-10-29 08:42 |
| #6 |
| Posted by: junkiron 2014-10-29 06:02 |
| #5 So, we'll have to take Iran down by ourselves---did anyone ever had any doubts? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-29 03:45 |
| #4 Obean & Co. don't even suspect how ignorant they are. |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-10-29 02:37 |
| #3 Bibi leads from the front. O leads from the golf course. Bibi fights a two front war---death eaters sprouting up like daisies, and O &Co egging them on. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-10-29 01:58 |
| #2 Bibi could break open Barky like a cheap shotgun. |
| Posted by: badanov 2014-10-29 00:37 |
| #1 This must be more of that "smart" diplomacy I keep hearing about and is working so well all over the world. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-10-29 00:21 |