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Lapid: US is Israel's most 'strategic asset'
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Published: 02.12.13, 17:04
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1. Absurd. US is NOT Israel most 'strategic asset'
Steve Klein   (12.02.13)
2. SARA OF USA/ISRAEL THINKS OTHERWISE
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (12.02.13)
She tends to believe USA as a step-brother.:)
3. Totally delusional
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (12.02.13)
The United Kingdom is a bigger strategic asset to the United States than Israel, and I do not see the United States spending billions of dollars on an airstrip that can take B52's in Israel. I do however see billions being spent on defence installations in Qatar. Israeli politicians are telling the population blatant untruths about the problems Israel is finding itself in thanks to their policies. Fortunately normal decent Israelis know the truth, and they will get rid of the current government if they feel that they are unnecessarily placing our special relationship with the United States in peril. Meanwhile the settlers who are causing many of the problems Israel faces have just turned the heating on for their outdoor swimming pools.
4. Wrong, Mr. Lapid!
manicdrummer ,   Haifa, Israel   (12.02.13)
God The Father Almighty is all the strategic asset Israel will ever need. And it's time you turned to Him.
5. Obama does not mean well
CJK   (12.02.13)
obama clearly supports the shia terror regime.
6. fool
(12.02.13)
No serious person considers an alliance as unbreakable or unchangeable. Any country that depends on today's alliance will ultimately dissappear. Look what happened to the Czechs who trusted Chamberlain, or more recently Gaddaffi who trusted his friends in the UK. That is why the Saudis had a Pakistani nuke ready for the day the US would sell them out and that is why Japan began quietly rearming when they realized who Obama was. As for Lapid, what more can Obama to make it clear that he views Israel as a liability and the source of all US problems in the Middle East?
7. Lapid betrays Israel for a cocktail at the White House...
(12.02.13)
8. olmert is a failed idiot
bernard ross   (12.02.13)
9. BHO will sell you for 30 pieces of silver
Albrecht Klein ,   Germany   (12.02.13)
10. Thermonuclear superpower
Zechariah   (12.02.13)
The USA is the Thermonuclear Superpower developed in part by Jewish scientists Fearing a Holocaust against them.Also the Jews in the USA create Technological Innovations with the non Jews mainly Chritian or Noachide but others to defend and keep the USA strong .Russia also benefittedcand can benefit more.As Ukraine revolts nuclear proliferation is a threat to Russia.
11. Strategic asset?
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (12.02.13)
Perhaps, but "Israel" is America's most strategic liability.
12. One upon a time HaKadosh Baruh Hu was Israel's protector and
Yehuda R. ,   Jerusalem   (12.02.13)
GREATEST ASSET. But the Hellenists are back in full force and those like Lapid do their best to sideline Him - our eternal G-d and MOST POWERFUL DEFENDER.
13. Allies
Oleg ,   Canada   (12.02.13)
Nothing is forever. USSR was Israel's closest ally in the 40-s, then France in the 50-s until 1967 and USA after 1967. May be Israel would need to diversify its portfolio so to speak and not rely just on US. May be Russia, China and India could be the way to go? Possibly Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico in the Americas?
14. Thank you so much, Lapid!
Mira ,   Vienna   (12.02.13)
But I am all but keen to have Hussein as a member of my family!
15. #3 - You are confused. Lapid said that the US is Israel's
Miami Boy ,   Miami   (12.02.13)
biggest asset and not the other way around.
16. Other way around
Lee ,   USA   (12.02.13)
Israel is the USA's most strategic asset, and we just betrayed you. I'm an American, don't trust us.
17. Of course, #4. You are right...but...
Israeli 2   (12.02.13)
He just does the diplomatic talk as does Peres. These leftists are great diplomats because they know what foreign minds want to hear. The proof is in the pudding. The problem with them is that they will actually eat the pudding.
18. Obama is reportedly going to Iran
CJK   (12.02.13)
according to report, the only detail to be worked out is his meeting with the chief terrorists khamenei.
19. To the Obama and US Detractors
Moshe of Rockville ,   Rockville, MD USA   (12.02.13)
Are any of the above posts written by people who know the essential facts of the US-Israeli relationships over the many years they have been in existence? I do not think so! In addition to the $3 billion annual assistance provided by the US to ensure that Israel has the latest and most efficient technologies and weapons available, nearly $500 million in additional funding has been extended to continue the development of the Iron Dome missile system,which has saved many Israeli lives, who continue to live under threat from from their enemies' rockets.In addition,Israel has been sold bunker busting bombs and F-35 fighters, probably the best fighter on this planet. Israel has also been authorized to use American weapons stored in Israel. The US has co-operated with Israel on joint projects such as the Arrow and David's Sling missile systems. In 2009 and 2012, the Juniper Cobra and David's Sling missile systems were the largest and most extensive exercises ever with Israel. Obama has provided Israel with the largest amount of American military aid in US history.
20. the father kissed olmert's rear end, now the son
geroge   (12.02.13)
lapid's father kissed olmert's ass over dinners and fancy cigars, and now the know it all son kisses olmert and obama's ass bending down like a bloody slave to kerry and obama. It is a 2 way street. Bibi disagrees with kerry and told him so and that is the way it should be. Quiet diplomacy cannot always be observed. What israeli pacifists and delusional peaceniks are lapid and olmert!
21. Lapid knows the ultimate bottom line
Cameron ,   USA   (12.02.13)
If the US is ever driven to cut the ropes, then the game is up for the state of Israel. Keep that vital patron reasonably happy. Always the no.1 goal & essential duty of Israel.
22. 3.
Birdi ,   Israel   (12.02.13)
Madam, you would'nt know a ''normal Israeli'' if you fell over one. You mean to tell us your homeland, the UK is best buddies with the US? Quit trying to be the mouthpiece for us Israelis,you fraud. ''Settlers'' have outdoor swimming pools, do they? Lol, they wish! As usual you are babbling from the wrong end of your torso.
23. 14.
Birdi ,   Israel   (12.02.13)
Exactly my thoughts.
24. #4 Manicdrummer
Erudite ,   Sydney/Israel   (12.03.13)
i'm a Zioinist and believe in our tribes historical rights to Eretz Israel, However if you think Bronze Age Religious Mythology will save Israel you will be deadly dissapointed
25. GD Bless America
Adam ,   London, England   (12.03.13)
Its sometimes overlooked on there columns that whilst we may not always be fond of the Administration, we always love and support the American people, we share common values and are grateful for the support America gives us. Long may the Israel/America alliance last forever. Amen
26. #4 Manicdrummer
Erudite ,   Sydney/Israel   (12.03.13)
i'm a Zioinist and believe in our tribes historical rights to Eretz Israel, However if you think Bronze Age Religious Mythology will save Israel you will be deadly dissapointed
27. Israel's Most Strategic Asset
Syd Chaden ,   Palermo Calif USA   (12.03.13)
I disagree. Israel's most strategic asset is not the USA, it is its nuclear weapons. It is Israel's nuclear weapons that have kept the Muslim World from launching an all-out attack on Israel. Israel's enemies fear nuclear retaliation if they strike Israel. The Ayatollah has claimed that that isn't true for Iraq, and it may indeed not be. The US, however, has never prevented a Muslim country from attacking Israel. Kissinger's claim that the US saved Israel pertains to a time when Russia threatened to attack Israel, and the US put B-52's in the air, which caused Russia to rethink its position. Does anyone believe that Obama would do such a thing? Especially, since Obama withdrew the US fleet from the waters near Syria, when Russia brought in their fleet. And so, unless Israel has named one of its nukes "USA", the USA is not Israel's most strategic asset.
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