Expanding on my thoughts from last nights post, Obamas remarks about Israel at the White House Iftar have been widely misunderstood. Put simply: If Obama supports Israel so strongly, whys he trying to cut a deal with Israels archenemy? Speaking before an audience of many American Muslim leaders, but also (and frequently going unnoticed), ambassadors from Muslim countries, Obama underlined Israel’s “right” to defend itself. Now, I found the comment insensitive, and inappropriate. But Obama doesn’t care if he offends American Muslims... Obama wants a deal with Iran. He knows that the best way to extend America’s declining power is to partner with the most powerful government in any given geographic neighborhood, and in this case, that’s Iran. In order to do that, however, Obama must have America’s allies–not really so much his allies anymore, considering the circumstance–on board, satisfied that they will not be abandoned. This explains why Obama has so robustly backed Israel, even though it’s pretty obvious to anyone who is watching that his administration doesn’t particularly like Netanyahu... But for fear of jeopardizing a deal with Iran, he will not criticize Israel over Gaza, not just because that reassures Israel, but because it reassures Israel’s major regional allies, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, who are perfectly content to watch Gaza suffer. No, scratch that. They want these 1.8 million Palestinians to be punished. How dare they vote in democratic elections, and elect an Islamist, Brotherhood-influenced movement? The Palestinians are a thorn in the side of Arab authoritarianism, an ongoing reminder of how little they have accomplished, of how weak and globally irrelevant they are, of how Persians and Turks have become the bigger champions of allegedly pan-Arab causes. (Read the rest below.)
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:42:22 +0000
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