Speaking at a news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this morning, President Obama urged Israel and Palestine to reach a diplomatic agreement, comparing the conflict between the two states to "arguments" between the U.S. and Canada.
"So I think it's important for us to work through this process, even if there are irritants on both sides," Obama said. "The Israelis have concerns about rockets flying into their cities last night. And it would be easy for them to say, you see, this is why we can't have peace because we can't afford to have our kids in beds sleeping and suddenly a rocket comes through the roof. But my argument is even though both sides may have areas of strong disagreement, may be engaging in activities that the other side considers to be a breach of good faith, we have to push through those things to try to get to an agreement -- because if we get an agreement then it will be very clear what the nature of that agreement is: There will be a sovereign Palestinian state, a sovereign Jewish State of Israel."
"And those two states I think will be able to deal with each other the same way all states do. I mean, the United States and Canada has arguments once in a while, but they're not the nature of arguments that can't be solved diplomatically."
I've been around a long time and I can't remember Canada trying to invade us or even shoot a few hundred rockets at us. Certainly don't remember them calling for our extermination.
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It wouldn't be nearly so bad,except that Prime Minister Netanyahu spent his high years in Philadelphia, and his father is a history professor. I rather imagine he has a considerably better idea of the history of the American-Canadian relationship than our president does. It's a tribute to the good manners his mother taught him that Bibi didn't fall to ground, howling with laughter at that statement.
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Just when you think Champ has reached the pinnacle of asinine embarrassment for a President, he says something so utterly absurd.
His entire trip there is not about US Israeli relations, but trying to keep the Jewish Trial Lawyer and Hollywood money in the 2014 elections. Everything, everything, in this administration is seen through the prism of Democrat politics and ways for Bambi to bask in the adoration of another speaking engagement.
When the truth about his past finally comes to light, especially the truth about his academic record, there should be shame on the left. (I know, I'm hoping for a pony later this afternoon)
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