Comments on: Defied by Netanyahu again, Obama expresses… appreciation!?

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:51:12 +0000

Until Israel attacks Iran; then it won’t matter as most Americans will sink in the inevitable greater economic Depression as oil prices spike ever higher.

By: Donald

Donald — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:00:22 +0000

Whether it’s reasonable or not depends on what Obama is willing to do if the Israeli government keeps thumbing its nose at him. I don’t mind a little diplomat-speak if it’s just meant to convey that the US is willing to be reasonable, but if Obama just keeps swallowing settlement increases, then he’s going to be a total flop in the area of peacemaking just as he might well be a flop on health care and on civil liberties and on holding US officials accountable for war crimes. (Though you probably favor that as well).

By: alec

alec — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:54:00 +0000

The problem is that it’s past time for statements.

Alas, it’s time for action and President Obama appears to have found himself on a short leash. As have some other presidents historically, like Kennedy.

Richard is pleased to see a statement as he lives to see Palestinian land stolen as he talks and we talk. Abetting ethnic cleansing is part of his tribal duty. The man has no values apart from tribalism.

BDS.

By: Julie Cambridge

Julie Cambridge — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:26:42 +0000

“We do appreciate Israel’s stated intent to place limits on settlement activity and will continue to discuss this with the Israelis as these limitations are defined. ”

Obsequious gibberish. Translation: Please don’t interpret this feeble expression of concern over settlement expansion to mean anything , or that we expect Israel to actually stop settlement expansion, that would be silly, only that we will continue to talk about talking about definitions and, you know, discuss stuff.

By: pineywoodslim

pineywoodslim — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:11:32 +0000

For the first time in my life, ever, I am contemplating voting for a republican for president in 2012.

I am far to the left of the mainstream democratic party, and the lessons I learned in the sixties–that liberals are the enemies–appears fully proven by Obama.

Yet of course, Obama is to the right of those 60′s liberals.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:45:52 +0000

Yours is the odd response.
The USA should announce it will cut aid to Israel each day it adds any new settlements
–at the very least. Israel is making a laughing stock out of Obama.
link to news.yahoo.com

By: Richard Witty

Richard Witty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:14:49 +0000

Another odd response.

By: potsherd

potsherd — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:51:10 +0000

Only if you regard it as reasonable that Israeli settlements swallow up all the land in the entire WB. As you apparently do.

By: potsherd

potsherd — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:50:22 +0000

Obama the dickless wonder strikes again. Or rather, doesn’t strike at all.

By: Richard Witty

Richard Witty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:35:07 +0000

It sounds like a reasonable statement to me.