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| Fierce debate on Israel inside Obama administration |
| 2010-03-29 |
| ...Sources say within the inter-agency process, White House Middle East strategist Dennis Ross is staking out a position that Washington needs to be sensitive to Netanyahu's domestic political constraints including over the issue of building in East Jerusalem in order to not raise new Arab demands, while other officials including some aligned with Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell are arguing Washington needs to hold firm in pressing Netanyahu for written commitments to avoid provocations that imperil Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and to preserve the Obama administration's credibility. ..."He [Ross] seems to be far more sensitive to Netanyahu's coalition politics than to U.S. interests," one U.S. official told POLITICO Saturday. "And he doesn't seem to understand that this has become bigger than Jerusalem but is rather about the credibility of this Administration." |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #10 to preserve the Obama administration's credibility. Way, way too late to do that. "President" Obumble's administration's credibility disappeared about 90 days after he was sworn in. The only way Obumble could reap ANY "credibility" would be to resign immediately. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-03-29 22:18 |
| #9 a necessary requirement for a successful thugocracy is that your 'subjects' and enemies fear and respect your power to punish and reward. As one of his subjects, I often feel that he views me as the enemy. |
| Posted by: Gomez Threter7450 2010-03-29 18:44 |
| #8 tw, I've been meaning to ask how I can join the worldwide Jewish conspiracy. Granted, I'm Irish Catholic, but there's got to be some associate membership available. What are the dues? Regular newsletters? |
| Posted by: Matt 2010-03-29 17:36 |
| #7 Perhaps 'one U.S. official' should be informed that the credibility of this administration is already in tatters. This uproar over Jerusalem is just a tired and predictable side-effect of Obama's reactionary policies. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2010-03-29 13:01 |
| #6 I went back to the comment thread below the article at Politico. About half of the posts were along the lines I wrote above. President Obama seems to have tapped the mother lode with this one. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-03-29 12:13 |
| #5 "He [Ross] seems to be far more sensitive to Netanyahu's coalition politics than to U.S. interests,” one U.S. official told POLITICO Saturday. "Really, he's a crypto-Jew whose loyalties are with the world-wide Jewish conspiracy. It's all in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion," the official added. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-03-29 12:04 |
| #4 Who, may I ask, is the Administration trying to maintain credibility with? Judging by 0bama's petulent treatment of Netanyahu, it's certainly not the Israelis, that's for sure. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2010-03-29 11:02 |
| #3 is rather about the credibility of this Administration. No matter if you are the local gang leader, a Chicago ward boss, or President For Life wanna-be, a necessary requirement for a successful thugocracy is that your 'subjects' and enemies fear and respect your power to punish and reward. Without that, you have no influence. Without influence, you become irrelevant at best; at worst, an object of ridicule. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-03-29 10:52 |
| #2 Might possibly see some resignations, insightful interviews, tell-all books, etc. The last chapter on these bastids will take considerable time to write. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-03-29 10:40 |
| #1 Heh heh. Looking for justification, are we? Try not shooting from the hip next time and maybe things will go better. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-03-29 10:37 |