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Israeli state officials disappointed with Obama meeting
Attila Somflavi
Published: 06.03.12, 15:15
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1. Obama waffles, served up daily
r ,   Atlanta, USA   (03.06.12)
Obamahas no courage, just because Bin Laden was dumb enough to hide in plain sight and we finally nailed him doesn't make Obama a hawk, it was shooting fish in a barrel . Look at Syria, Cairo, Afghanistan and Iraq they are all about to blow up like Libya has.....we unfortunately are in the eye of a storm caused by Obamas weakness, not to be confused with patience.
2. Bush was a wimp on Iran and so is Obama !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (03.06.12)
Nothing new around, at Fort Wimpi...
3. Israel is not 1939`s Chechoslovakia
Nora Tel Aviv   (03.06.12)
Israel is alone till November 2012 . Till then Obama will not lift his little finger against Iran. And after that ? Only if a republican replaces him at the White House, things might change. Israel can`t wait so long. Iran will have the bomb. A mini bomb just enough to wipe out Israel.
4. Yes, tell Khamenei what to think. Leave Obama alone, please.
Michael ,   California, USA   (03.06.12)
5. Three points:
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (03.06.12)
1) Obama's statement that Israel is sovereign to defend itself by itself was the most important point in his speech 2) Obama's clear statement and reiteration the following day that his policy is not one of containment but rather ensuring that Iran doesn't acquire nuclear arms is also an important one 3) What we, Jews, must remember is that in 1944 the World Jewish Congress begged the US president then to bomb the death camps of Europe but the response was, such an action will bring with it more catastrophic results... than the Jewish Holocaust... We say, no more, never again will we allow such an answer to stand between our collective right and duty to live and the will of others to see the demise of our nation-state of Israel and the six million Jews in it!! Never Again!!
6. It's also certain Obama is on Iran's side.
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.06.12)
It's no accident Obama treats Israel despicably while bowing before Iran. It's no accident Obama would rather see Iran build operational nuclear bombs than see Israel save herself by destroying Iran's nukes. It's a certainty that Obama's America won't strike Iran. Its also certain Obama is on Iran's side. That a fact we must deal with. Destroy Iran's nukes NOW!
7. doesn't that ring a bell? "the fate of the Western world"
Albrecht   (03.06.12)
doesn't that ring a bell? Don't you really remember who started the war in Europe 70 years ago arguing in the same way: to "defend" "the fate of the Western world"? And this: "the current atmosphere in the West is the same as the one in 1939." Exactly but not in the West: 1939 a country with the strongest industry and army in the wolrd started a war against their much weaker neigbours. Today a country with the strongest industry and the most modern army in the region wants to start a war against a Third World country.
8. Brain dead or just delusional? The worlds largest terror
hippocrates ,   earth   (03.06.12)
center+ the worlds most fundamentalist shiite governments + highly anti zionist (understatement of the year) + seeking super power status + learning from how pakistan and north korea developed nukes under the noses of the world = iran is going for nukes
9. Mr Obama is the greatest threat of the western world !
who cares   (03.06.12)
BHO allows Nazi Iran go nuclear - so BHO has to be stopped first, then Iran and its proxis. Actually BHO is supportinh international terror in its worst form ! When do americans wake up ? When Iranian nukes hitting US cities ? Hope not....
10. #6, If Obama was on their side, nukes would be there now.n
Michael ,   California, USA   (03.06.12)
11. # 5 These are the three most important points. Thanks
Tamar ,   Ottawa, Canada   (03.06.12)
12. big dogs dont have to be afraid like little dogs
Rob ,   Orangevale U.S.A.   (03.06.12)
if Israel would quit yapping, maybe the big dog would patrol the yard for awhile. As it stands right now the big dog has a headache from all the racket. If something gets too close to the yard, the big dog can jump the fence and run it down and kill it. If the little dog tries this, he will surely get hung up on the fence and the howling will be thunderous, forcing the big dog to pull him back down from the top of the fence. Lesson: you are in tall grass, let the big dog do his job. We will let the little dog out soon enough. The big dog and the little dog are friends. The little dog doesn't think he'll need the big dog, but the big dog knows better, and sleeps with one eye open. Shalom, Rob
13. Iran Has Right To Develop Nuclear Energy.
(03.06.12)
They are no danger to Israel or USA. Iran has signed the NPT and is a member of the IAEA. No one has any proof that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. Israel on the other hand has not signed the NPT, is not a member of the the IAEA, and is estimated to have no less than 200 nuclear weapons. Israel jointly developed these nuclear weapons with apartheid South Africa and even agreed to sell the South Africans some of these weapons. Who is the menace in the Middle East?
14. Obama motivated by elections not jewish lives
bernard ross ,   st anns bay, jamaica   (03.06.12)
15. Kudos to Obama for siding with Reason
Nour ,   One State   (03.06.12)
Obama, you failed dismally on the question of Palestine. However, I salute your resolve not to act as a poodle for the warmongering Milliekowsy & Co.
16. #8 Really? Yayyyy
Wissam ,   PS   (03.06.12)
17. So let America suffer the consequences...
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (03.06.12)
of sitting on the sidelines isolated in Chris R.'s "Fort Wimpi", while Israel does all the heavy work by herself.
18. Why disappointment?
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.06.12)
Doesn't it just reinforce what Israel has always known? We have to look to ourselves. And if an Israeli strike on Iran will result in an Iranian retaliatory strike on a United States asset -- well, that would be the United States' problem, not Israel's. After all, how concerned was the United States when Iraqi SCUDs rained down on Israel in the First Gulf War, despite the fact that Israel stayed well clear of the issue? So if Iranian missiles rain down on U.S. naval vessels in the Gulf, Israel can just shrug its shoulders, too. Cost of doing business, you know?
19. Sanctions will not change/stop anything
Sarah Esther ,   Israel   (03.06.12)
Do what we have to do and be done with it
20. Synthesizing,summaring,going to the core...
Keren ,   IL-BR   (03.06.12)
...about ugly Obama's sentiment and position about Israel: just look at his horrible,darkened(without light),shadowed face staring at Netanyahu. Nothing more is in need to say.
21. America Military is strong...but
Robert ,   Farmington   (03.06.12)
America military is strong , but it's leaders are a joke. And thats the problem the Military has to listen to it's leaders. So therefore Israel is on its own , like we never knew that before.May the lord forever bless the state of Israel. p.s it's a sad day when god's people are being sold out for oil.
22. To: No. 15
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.06.12)
It's not the United States that you need to be concerned with, chica. The United States cannot repatriate you to whatever Arab sinkhole will take you. Israel can -- and will.
23. To: No. 12
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.06.12)
Because you "patrolled the yard" oh-so-well in Afghanistan, Iraq, Waziristan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen and -- my personal favorite -- Somalia, where the U.S. turned tail and ran. There was also the fiasco of the attempted hostage rescue in Iran and the time that the U.S. Embassy and the Marine Barracks in Beirut were blown up (and the U.S. turned and ran). Do the world a favor: patrol the border between Mexico and the United States. The U.S. armed forces don't seem to be much good for anything else.
24. IMAGINE
DAN ,   JERUSALEM, ISRAEL   (03.06.12)
THE US WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT IRAN IF IRAN ATTACKS THEM FIRST. WHY DOESN'T ANYONE SEE THAT AS A POSSIBILITY? DO YOU THINK IRAN IS AFRAID OF THE GREAT SATAN WHEN THE MAHDI IS IN THE WINGS?
25. @ 5 Chaim, BIBI should MAN-UP......
Sheik rattle & roll ,   USA   (03.06.12)
Obama is on the side of the American people who are tired of war. All the American people want is a stable and healthy economy, a war now with Iran will cost us billions of dollars and possible thousands of dead soldiers. Israel should MAN-UP for a change and mobilize it's army and march on Tehran if it wants to fight Iran but please leave us out of it. Also Israel should start sanctioning China, India, Russia, Japan and South Korea to cut off oil sales if it really wants to put pressure on Iran and leave the US out of this one. Stop blaming Obama and start putting pressure on your own weak government who is afraid to fight it's own battles.
26. As usual, Israel will have to do the dirty work by itself
(03.06.12)
and the world will reap the benefit. But Israel's existence is more important than what corrupt, spineless, racist and hypocrite politicians and media useful fools think. I only hope that the blow Iran will get will be decisive and without mercy.
27. #7 Oh, yeah! And Iran is a Liberal Democracy!
(03.06.12)
You are a glaring example of how "intellectuals fall for stupid ideas", assuming you are an "intellectual" to begin with. The bell you hear ringing "Albrecht" is exposing the empty halls in your brain - yes, great echo! I really want to see you live in a neighborhood with primitive neighbors (you have quite a few of those in EU already). Let's see what you'd do if all of them would gang up on you, with a top bully. All of them with clubs and rocks, and you armed with a gun. Well, you can still defend yourself, right? What will happen when you find out that the neighborhood bully is about to buy a tank to take you and your family out? WHAT WILL YOU DO? Will you still preach your demagogy like you do it here? I am sure you won't, because all the racist theories that you spill everywhere don't hold water when your coward ass is on the line. Now go to your pot and keep on dreaming. History hasn't taught you anything and as such, your kind is on its way to extintion (according to Darwin, no less!).
28. #4 Obama can't think - you are right! November here I come!
(03.06.12)
29. #3 Israel is alone now too, so it needs to act!
(03.06.12)
30. Wakeup !! iranians are lying racists!!
Don Rosenberg ,   Palatine USA   (03.06.12)
These barbaric morons have threatened Israel many times, and support world terrorism against the US. You are a moron to think differently. Hopefully all the US firepower will be used to annihilate the racist muslim iranians. Peace will come when racist, terrorist muslims are destroyed.
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