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Israel only stands to lose from 'defeating' Obama
Israel Ziv
Published: 13.08.15, 00:22
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31. You are hopeless
Harri ,   EU   (08.13.15)
I wonder if you can survive another year with Netanyahu. Your suicidal foreign policy makes me wonder if you even want to survive?
32. Iran deal
howiej ,   NJ,USA   (08.14.15)
The humiliation that the White House is suffering is self inflicted. This is a poor deal if one reads its contents. Under Obama, the U.S. is no longer viewed in the same way as it was under previous presidents. His "red lines" are drawn in sand, regularly swept away. Instead of arguing using facts they resort to "we know better than you." "Are you going to believe us or your lying eyes." Renegotiate or create more sanctions.
33. #31 Economically doing better than EU
Benji ,   US   (08.14.15)
Survived 3000+ years. Seems Israel has mastered the art of survival. You can take notes.
34. The U.S. is not a paper tiger
Sidney ,   California   (08.15.15)
"a strike which would have certainly led to a regional flare-up and to the completion of the nuclear project within a short period of time." Really? The idea that with our superior military we can not take out nuclear sites in Iran is far fetched. And the idea that Iran will immediately rebuild is oft repeated nonsense. A second strike is much easier for the U.S. than is rebuilding for Iran. And where will the regional flare up come from, all Iran's allies are busy in Syria.
35. NONSENSE
DSM ,   USA   (08.16.15)
This article is just more left wing defeatist crap from Ziv.
36. Nuclear Deal
Richard D Small ,   Metula, Israel   (09.04.15)
In my view, this whole debate is off-base for several reasons. First, the United States is a superpower and as such should not need to "make a deal" with a third world country bent on destruction of another country (Israel) and threatening the United States as well. The "best deal possible" frees enough money-resources for Iran to accomplish its goals now without nuclear weapons. Second, the United States has abandoned all its allies in the mideast in a rush to make an agreement with Iran. This is a major realignment and moreover creates a vaccuum that is apparently being filled by Russia. It is pitiful that the end result of this policy is the promise--"we will give you advanced weapons to defend against the threat that we have now created for you." Third, every country in the world now has to examine the meaning of a United States pledge--it has just betrayed several countries in the Middle East. This is not about Bibi losing to Obama. This is about a major foreign policy shift that hardly represents American values and is not at all befitting a superpower.
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