Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to the White House to meet Barack Obama for the 12th time. The topics of discussion: ISIL and the prospect of a nuclear Iran. While Obama is fixated on degrading the Islamic State/ISIL/ISIS, Netanyahu made it plain that he was more concerned about Iran. “Israel fully supports your effort and your leadership to defeat [ISIL]. We think everybody should support this,” he said. “And even more critical is our shared goal of preventing Iran from becoming a military nuclear power.” The Israeli leader pleaded with Obama not to lift Iranian sanctions. But Obama wasnt interested. There’s no question that the U.S. and Israel haven’t been on the same page in recent years. In fact, just hours after the morning meeting, the White House once again chided Israel for a proposed new development in east Jerusalem. The only person Iran truly has to fool is the president of the United States, and over the last five-plus years it’s become clear that the survival of the lone functioning democracy in the Middle East isn’t a priority for Obama.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 11:20:08 +0000
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