Hillary's recent op-ed on Israel in the Jewish Journal is a love letter;

[cali]

pandering to an embarrassing degree.



Hillary Clinton: Taking the U.S.-Israel relationship to the next level


Posted on Jan. 6, 2016 at 11:49 am

In this time of terrorism and turmoil, the alliance between the United States and Israel is more important than ever. To meet the many challenges we face, we have to take our relationship to the next level.


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Second, we have to send Iran an unequivocal message. There can be no doubt in Tehran that if Iran’s leaders violate their commitments not to seek, develop, or acquire any nuclear weapons, the United States will stop them. They will test our resolve with actions like their provocative ballistic missile test, for which we should impose new sanctions designations. They need to understand that America will act decisively if Iran violates the nuclear agreement, including taking military action if necessary.
Third, we must continue to fight against global efforts to delegitimize Israel. The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, known as BDS, is the latest front in this battle. BDS demonizes Israeli scientists and intellectuals—even young students—and compares Israel to South African apartheid. That’s wrong and this campaign should end.

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As part of this effort, we need to ensure that Israel continues to maintain its qualitative military edge. The United States should further bolster Israeli air defenses and help develop better tunnel detection technology to prevent arms smuggling and kidnapping. We should also expand high level U.S.-Israel strategic consultations. If we present a united front to the region and the world, I’m confident we can meet the threats and challenges we face today.

For me, this is more than policy – it’s personal. I was born just a few months before Israel declared independence. My generation came of age admiring the talent and tenacity of the Israeli people, who coaxed a dream into reality out of the harsh desert soil. We watched a small nation fight fearlessly for its right to exist and build a thriving, raucous democracy. And, through it all, Israel’s pursuit of peace was as inspiring as its prowess in war. That’s why, like many Americans, I feel a deep emotional connection with Israel. We are two nations woven together, lands built by immigrants and exiles seeking to live and worship in freedom, given life by democratic principles and sustained by the service and sacrifice of generations of patriots.

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http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/hillary_clinton_taking_the_u.s._israel_relationship_to_the_next_level

[oasis]

1. Great. A former Sec.of State makes an attempt to repair strained

relations with our ally. I don't see a problem with that.

[Fawke Em]

2. I do if that "ally" spends my money killing little kids.

[oasis]

4. Over simplification is unbecoming, especially from a highly

intelligent individual such as you.

[Fawke Em]

31. That's not over-simplificiation to a woman who has a half Palestinian son.

Sorry if my opinion on Israel's treatment of their neighbors isn't PC.

[Douglas Carpenter]

34. 1000+ EXACTLY!!!

[cali]

5. That is incumbent on the Israeli government

They are the ones who strained it. And it should not entail this shameless pandering.

[oasis]

7. "Pandering" like "beauty" is in the eye of the beholder.

In the international arena, Hillary would be applauded for being diplomatic.

[senz]

18. Strained relations? Strained how? You mean by Obama?

[oasis]

20. I mean strained relations. How would you describe them?

[senz]

21. I'm not the one who said they were strained.

You must have meant something.

[oasis]

22. If you can find an informed person who can tell you U.S.

relations with the Netanyahu government are as good as they could be, then get back to me.

Until then, I stand by my statement that relations are strained.

[senz]

23. Okay, but you don't say why. That was my question.

I'd appreciate it if you'd stop wiggling around and just answer it. If you don't want to, then say so.

[oasis]

24. "Why?..was my question". Show where you asked "why?"

Better yet instead of you going to any more trouble of moving the goal posts, just get that informed person I mentioned to answer that too.

I'll be off DU until Friday so that should be enough time for you to make your inquiries. Good luck.

Bye for now.

[senz]

30. I just wanted to know how, why, or in what way

you think U.S. - Israeli relations are strained. You made the statement but then refused to explain what you meant. It can't be that hard to give your reasons. It is not a trick question.

And it has nothing has nothing whatsoever to do with "moving goal posts."

[Dretownblues]

3. Why does

Why does everthing have to include military action with her. At this rate we are going to be at war with everyone.

[MisterP]

6. *including* Israel

[Dretownblues]

12. I wouldn't be surprised

If she would shoot down a French warplane if they violate her "no fly zone".

[asjr]

10. So, you think she would be the only one who has to have war with everyone and country?

[Dretownblues]

13. Well

We know the republicans would be all for it. So I guess having a republican house and senate wouldn't be such a bad thing for her.

[tecelote]

26. +1!

Hillary says we can't afford Bernie's proposals for a better America but she believes we can afford regime change in the Middle East.

Let's get our priorities staright by electing Bernie and ending the tragedies in the ME.

[Dretownblues]

28. It's funny

That we can't afford single payer or free college education, but Wars, we can always afford those.

[tecelote]

32. Exactly.

Bernie is our chance to change America's priorities.

Maybe we can tax war profits heavily like America did in the past when war profiteers were considered evil. Now they're called Republicans or Third Way Democrats.

Take the profit out of our wars and they will end tomorrow.

[msanthrope]

8. What is Bernie's position? nt

[cali]

15. He supports the two state solution like Hillary. Unlike her

he has offered some criticism over Gaza- albeit mild. He hasn't, to my knowledge, ever written a piece this fulsome, but then he doesn't have Jewish big donors like Haim Saban.

[msanthrope]

25. How funny you didn't lead with what your candidate wants. nt

[cali]

33. That's exactly what I led with. Right in the title line

[Segami]

9. Hillary is buds with Netanyahu...

Did Netanyahu Just Promise Vengeance for Obama’s Iran Nuclear Accord?

Oh boy is Netanyahu mad! Obama dared defy him by rejecting the prime minister’s bid to control America’s foreign policy. And he allegedly plans to get even. But how? According to Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida, Obama plans to become UN secretary general when he leaves the White House, and Benjamin Netanyahu, with a Churchillian flair for the dramatic, calls this the “Obama Project.” U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leaves office in 2017, leaving the spot vacant. But the Al Jarida report has Netanyahu saying the world has had enough of Nobel Prize-winning Obama:

“Wasn’t eight years of having Obama in office enough? Eight years during which he ignored Israel? And now he wants to be in a position that is liable to cause us hardships in the international arena.”

According to Al-Jarida, a Netanyahu aid explained,

“Obama is the worst president Israel has had to deal with and the worst president for the Middle East and its allies, the moderate Arab states.”

Maybe Netanyahu wants to return all that free stuff we give his country to keep is afloat. Israeli National News, Arutz-Sheva says the report “admittedly appears somewhat far-fetched.” Not the part about Obama wanting to be UN secretary general but the part about Netanyahu’s thirst for vengeance. On the contrary, Netanyahu has been the worst prime minister the United States has ever had to deal with. The United States, under the administration of Barack Obama, has been a steadfast ally of Israel. It wasn’t Obama who went behind Netanyahu’s back with the Knesset, after all.

The Jerusalem Post reports that,

A source close to Netanyahu did not deny to Al-Jarida that the premier is aiming to “torpedo the Obama project,” noting that “his presidency was characterized by [Washington’s] moving closer to the Muslim Brotherhood, toppling the regime of Hosni Mubarak, and attempts to ally itself with political Islam.”

“Obama’s term is ending with him forging an alliance with Iran, coming to an agreement with it on its nuclear program which in the end will result in a similar scenario that took place with North Korea,” the aide said.

“Israel will not allow this to happen,” the source is quoted as saying. “It will take all of the necessary steps to prevent Iran from manufacturing a nuclear weapon either covertly or overtly.”

http://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Report-Netanyahu-to-lead-effort-in-thwarting-Obama-bid-for-UN-chief-440873#article=6017OUQ0OUM3QzdFNEU1QkFFQjI1MkZERjg1NTQ5NDE2NUU=

In this scenario it is obvious what Netanyahu wants, and that is what he was denied by president Obama: control of U.S. foreign policy. In a snit fit, he now vows revenge against the man who thwarted him. As for the specter of political Islam, see the Brookings analysis here.


cont'

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/01/11/netanyahu-promise-vengeance-obamas-iran-accord.html

[senz]

11. Has she ever met a war she didn't like?

[Dretownblues]

14. Yes

She sure doesn't like the "war on wall st."

[senz]

16. lol -- true!

[Segami]

17. Haha....

How true that is.....

[senz]

19. Oh and welcome to DU

for all the good and bad that you will find here.

[frizzled]

27. Take it to the next level?

Anal?

[temporary311]

29. I don't see how she can do what she intends here

without completely undoing Obama's diplomatic accomplishments with Iran. Seems like it would almost be a necessity.