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2011-09-21 Home Front: Politix

By Robert Grenier

As he prepares to singularly veto Palestine's statehood bid, he must be thinking to himself: 'This isn't right'.

...In response, though he cannot admit it, Obama has washed his hands of the Palestinian issue. He knows he can do nothing more. And yet, the issue will not go away.

Now, once again, he is being forced to publicly support an Israeli policy position fundamentally opposed to his own.

How odd -- everybody thinks that, and yet President Obama is being loudly touted as the best friend Israel ever had.

Not the best friend Israel ever had, the best friend the Jews ever had. The progressives always try to split the two, particularly here in America...

He knows fully well that Netanyahu has no intention of permitting formation of a viable Palestinian state, and that the Palestinians have little choice but to pursue their current course at the UN.

Robert Grenier is a retired, 27-year veteran of the CIA's Clandestine Service. He was Director of the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center from 2004 to 2006.

How many in the CIA think like this bold gentleman? (He also has a fascinating perspective on President Clinton, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and Pakistan's nuke program that's well worth the moment it will take you to scan the rest of the piece to find.). We won't bother to ask that question of the State Department, where such as he write not opinion pieces for foreign news outlets but books, which mostly remain unpublished but cherished, proof of their deep knowledge and superior understanding. One can only hope that after he cleans out the CIA, General Petraeus is promoted to Secretary of State to clean out their Augean stables.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-09-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Maybe I'm a little obtuse, but are you 100% sure that The One is going to veto?

I think that he understands that his chances of getting a second term are rapidly diminishing.

What does he have to lose?

Posted by Gerthudion Crereque8754 2011-09-21 02:08|| 2011-09-21 02:08|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd be willing to wager he's putting together his "Presidential Pardon's" list at this very moment. A nice little parting gesture I'm sure he and Michelle will gloat over for years to come.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-09-21 02:28|| 2011-09-21 02:28|| Front Page Top

#3 One can only hope that after he cleans out the CIA, General Petraeus is promoted to Secretary of State to clean out their Augean stables.

General Petraeus might actually agree with Mr Grenier to a significant degree.

Posted by Rupert Choluse1233 2011-09-21 03:22|| 2011-09-21 03:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Prediction:

Petreaus will find Qo'noS unmanageable and the Klingon culture repugnant. He will resign or accept another position within 18 months.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-09-21 03:36|| 2011-09-21 03:36|| Front Page Top

#5 He may not VETO. He may vote PRESENT.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-09-21 05:39|| 2011-09-21 05:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Interesting read. But that is how it is supposed to work: the president represents the opinion of the people. And this is also a false comparison. Pakistani F-16'd vs. the existence of Israel? FEH.

Posted by SR-71 2011-09-21 07:17|| 2011-09-21 07:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Just a comment, Iwas looking over the funnies (As I do daily) and whadda you know. an advertisement from Obama, it really takes stupidity to advertise there.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-09-21 10:13|| 2011-09-21 10:13|| Front Page Top

#8 If Barack does not Veto, he should make it clear that if the Pals go for their own state all funding from the USA ends. Perhaps to Egypt as well if it looks like Egypt might be able to influence the Pals.

He should also put together an arms sale for Israel. Defensive stuff. The sale contingent on the UN vote or no-vote. Perhaps include a defense agreement suggesting the US will do whatever it takes to ensure the existance of Israel. Again, assuming the Pals become a state.

Then when the vote comes up, the US should not veto (a veto is gonna hurt us internationally), but instead follow what we said regarding supporting Israel.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-09-21 10:25|| 2011-09-21 10:25|| Front Page Top

#9 Grenier sounds like a typical pro-arab/palestinan anti-jew shill.

Justifications for the patently unjustifiable

Note this visceral emotion about the idea of trying to sanction the Pakis. He might just as well have said that he loved the idea of them having nukes; or that the US had no recourse but to give into them.

He understands the Israeli-Palestinian issue backwards and forwards.
WTF?? Obama doesn't understand ANYTHING backwards and forwards other than his own wet-dreams.
Everything about this article is Jews bad; Paleos (and Pakis) good.

Pfui.

Posted by AlanC 2011-09-21 10:57|| 2011-09-21 10:57|| Front Page Top

#10 "democratising Middle East"?!!!

Posted by Pappy 2011-09-21 12:36|| 2011-09-21 12:36|| Front Page Top

#11 Had that same odd thought the other day GC8754, we'd get a surprise speech. Seems at the moment he gave the standard catch phrase plaid, variation 4.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-09-21 14:49|| 2011-09-21 14:49|| Front Page Top

#12 Grenier probably served in several Muslim countries and is now a "Stockholm Syndrome" posterboy

Posted by jack salami 2011-09-21 18:08|| 2011-09-21 18:08|| Front Page Top

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