Breaking: WHITE HOUSE SIDES WITH HAMAS!… Says Gaza Blockade Unsustainable
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, June 5, 2010, 12:01 PM
OBAMA WHITE HOUSE SIDES WITH HAMAS!
The Obama White House is now siding with Hamas over Israel. Despite the documented ambush on the Israeli soldiers this week by radical Islamists in the Mediterranean, the White House is pressuring Israel to end its blockade of Gaza essentially undermining Israel’s last wall of defense against the Islamic killers of Hamas.
President Obama refused to side with Israel after the attack and told Prime Minister Netanyahu to go back to Israel out of concern that the Israeli Prime Minister would use the White House as his backdrop while discussing the flotilla ambush.
Reuters reported:
The White House said on Friday Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip was unsustainable and urged a Gaza aid vessel sent by pro-Palestinian activists to divert to an Israeli port to reduce the risk of violence.
“We are working urgently with Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and other international partners to develop new procedures for delivering more goods and assistance to Gaza,” said Mike Hammer, spokesman for the White House National Security Council.
“The current arrangements are unsustainable and must be changed. For now, we call on all parties to join us in encouraging responsible decisions by all sides to avoid any unnecessary confrontations,” Hammer said in a statement.
Israel was preparing to intercept the Irish-owned ship the Rachel Corrie, bound for Gaza with aid and activists, after its naval operation on Monday in which nine Turkish activists were killed on another ship when it was boarded by Israeli forces.
The White House is asking Hamas to act “responsibly”? Since when has Hamas acted responsibly?
As Charles Krauthammer wrote this week:
Without forward or active defense, Israel is left with but the most passive and benign of all defenses — a blockade to simply prevent enemy rearmament. Yet, as we speak, this too is headed for international de-legitimation. Even the United States is now moving toward having it abolished.
But, if none of these is permissible, what’s left?
Exactly. Obama wants the Jews defenseless.
There can be no other explanation.
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Subadar Lal Kukhri commented:
We already knew which side the Obama supports. IMHO, this is not newsworthy.
steve commented:
Agree. Kind of surreal though.
Kevin P commented:
THANKS to all the idiots that voted for OdumBow! Thanks for destroying our best ally – and siding with the same people who brought down the twin towers.
Hell-bent on Israel’s destruction. Hell-bent on our destruction.
Thanks again you bunch of idiots.
jonyjoe101 commented:
This violates the “prime directive” the US is not suppose to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
Other countries like Mexico are allowed to interfere in our internal affairs but this does not allow us to to the same.
Hopefully Israel gives Obama the “fat” finger salute and tell him what he can do with his advice.
In the US today right is wrong, and wrong is right. Good is bad and bad is good. Everything is upside down, the US has lost it’s moral compass. Too many “wise” lawyers in the government.
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Chippy commented:
Obama also said today that the Gulf oil spill was, “brutally unfair”. Were would “it be fair?”. Texas?, Israel?, Nashville? He says something stupid everyday. Where is Rahm?
Alana commented:
Everyday, news is all bad, all the time.
And – what JonyJoe said.
Highlander commented:
Unsustainable?!? By who’s account? I think it’s working just fine thank you – and the IDF doesn’t appear to be the least bit over-extended. So what makes it unsustainable? The opinion of anti-semites the world over? Let them pound sand.
Why doesn’t Obama just come out and say plainly what he really thinks for once? Nobody but the most gullible and supplicant believe his assertion of unsustainability. What he seems to want, ultimately, is Israel prostrate before it’s enemies.
daryl commented:
The likes of obama in high office……….
NEVER AGAIN!
chemman commented:
The “won” said in his book that is the stuff hit the fan he would stand with the Muslims. Well, he and I disagree profoundly. If the stuff hits the fan I will stand with Israel.
I saw this question on another blog: Should we be making plans to protect our Jewish Brethren if our elites decide to begin rounding them up?
seven commented:
He also sides with Blagojevech the Chicago crime cabel.
Obama goes with the heathen whenever possible.
shibumi commented:
Those of us who researched Obama knew that he was anti-Israel. Too bad the American Jews didn’t believe it. Wonder if they believe it now…
Jennifer commented:
Obama will never, ever defend what is right, just, and moral. Get over it America, stop hoping Obama will do the right thing. It will never happen. The only way out of this mess is to vote him out in 2012 and his minions in 2010. If, of course, he hasn’t declared marshal law before the elections.
John Gargano commented:
Perhaps the Whitehouse may wish to issue a correction. Its actually Obama’s reckless spending that is unsustainable. The weapons blockade against Gaza is completely sustainable.
Grimcargo commented:
I can tell you what is unsustainable. That covey of thugs from Chicago turned islamic. THAT is unsustainable and come Nov.2, they will find themselves ham stringed
Israel is well aware that she must take care of herself. And she will, no matter what comes out of that cesspool that used to be a beacon to the free world. .(Obama is what happens when a vote is cast simply because of color)
aro5o75 commented:
Oh how Bambi loves that word…unsustainable.
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Tell Barry to go pound sand Israel, you handle your blockade just fine. The only reason that Obuttwad says it’s unsustainable is because he’s running out of friends to crash it.
The mooselimb in chief is the problem that’s unsustainable.
auntie em commented:
God is putting the hooks in their jaws…we are about to witness Gog and Magog folks.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, yet don’t be afraid….God’s got this.
JB in CA commented:
Come on. The administration’s statement that “The current arrangements [concerning Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip] are unsustainable and must be changed” does not support the claim that “The Obama White House is now siding with Hamas over Israel.” It is simply the administration’s way of stating the obvious: the blockade as it is currently being implemented won’t work, international politics being what they are. But that leaves open the possibility that the blockade could be implemented in another way, thus allowing Israel to secure its borders against Hamas. Of course, the White House could still end up supporting Hamas over Israel, but this report gives no evidence to that effect. And by the way, wouldn’t you prefer that the blockade be carried out differently than it was in the flotilla incident?
Andreas K. commented:
I can only shake my head.
Obama sides with a terrorist organisation that has the goal of erradicating Israel.
Really, I can only shake my head.
Neo commented:
This just in From the AP:
Joel commented:
I would prefer that Obama be carried out…period
Andreas K. commented:
“How would life on our planet be after that?”
I can tell you Fidel.
Better, a lot better. And safer.
Basically, just like after WW2, when the fascists were bombed into the ground and the people were free. At least those lucky enough to be in Western Europe, Taiwan, Japan and Southern Korea.
aro5o75 commented:
“And by the way, wouldn’t you prefer that the blockade be carried out differently than it was in the flotilla incident”?
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Yes, they should just blow them out of the water.!!………better??
Highlander commented:
JB in CA,
You’re being seriously disingenuous. When you come up with a way to implement a blockade of sea ports other than by stopping and searching ships, you be sure and let us all know.
JasonsS commented:
In what way is this legitimate naval blockade “unsustainable”? Do they qualify that statement with a line of reasoning or is it just sloppy rhetoric? And it also begs the question: if the White House believes a simple naval blockade is “unsustainable,” then is it safe to assume that they see the overal war on terror as “unsustainable” too? Logic dictates that they must. Alternatively, is this their subtle way of saying that if Israel continues to defend itself, then their American backing will be unsustainable too?
auntie em commented:
The most overused, abused words since 2008:
unsustainable
unprecendented
status quo
business as usual
let me be clear
historical
Highlander commented:
JasonsS,
Well said. The only thing Obama can offer as a reason for unsustainability is, as JB in CA says, “international politics being what they are”. That the Obama administration’s words and actions have aided and abetted those “international politics” must be an astounding coinicidence… don’t you think?
Sandy commented:
There is another country involved in this blockade — Egypt. What do they have to say about this? Also will the Congressional Dems just stand by and allow this little nation be destroyed. Its time the Democratic Party shows what its made of and come out strongly against Obama and this policy.
We have a Foreign Policy in this country and Israel is a strong ally of the US. Perhaps Obama believes the rest of the world will love him if he throws Israel to the wolves.
Sandy commented:
First of all, The Pals are not starving because the UN has been feeding them for 50 years. So this is not about food. Finally, the Muslims have a President who is on their side and Israel is alone.
Chisum commented:
IDF Releases Full Radio Transmissions Between Israeli Navy & Hate Flotillas
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/202753.php
chuck in st paul commented:
Once a towelhead, always a towelhead.
What else did you expect from Barry Soetero? America must be debased for its sins and the Evil Jooos must be wiped out for stealing Arab lands and Arab holy city of Jerusalem. (at least according to the towelheads)
Spike commented:
Once a Muslim always a Muslim!
Highlander commented:
Our so-called elites – and those in other countries, view Israel’s very existence as an impediment to peace in the Middle East. And they are losing patience. Helen Thomas spoke for them all when she said the Jews should all go back to Europe. As they see it now, Israel must be sacrificed for the greater good. Sacrificing others for the greater good – pretty much a summation of the history of socialism/communism, is it not?
Spike commented:
Hold yourr ground Israel..allthough most of your Jewish Brothers And Sisters, here in America that is, voted for O’sh_t head
Stuart commented:
I think that Obama’s position on all of this is a reflection of one simple fact. Obama sees clearly just how close the world is to total meltdown and is scared S***less. It’s the proverbial 3 am call and the messiah is crapping his undies. So he turns to his natural first response in any crisis, surrender, then spout nonsense about how its all our fault, negotiations, talk, talk, talk, bla, bla, bla. Oh by the way isn’t it time for another Whitehouse Party?
Sandy commented:
If they force Israel to end the blockade and more rockets are smuggled in to shell Israel, then Israel should declare war and use their Weapons of Mass Destruction. As Obama loves to say — the time for talking is over.
Sandy commented:
Highlander — Well said. We never learn do we?
FedUp commented:
It’s sad that Obama doesn’t understand history. Maybe if he had gotten out of his silver-spoon, ivory-tower life style, he might be better equipped to handle what is happening in the world. It’s also sad that we have to tolerate a muslim-leaning president for another 2 1/2 years.
If BO would give half a thought as to why NO ONE has been able to eradicate the Jews, he might reach the conclusion that THEY are God’s chosen people and no one can do anything to them without His knowledge and agreement. BO is on the wrong side of history and the wrong side of the Almighty!
Christians know what is coming, those who don’t had better find out, cause it ain’t gonna be pretty!
Ezek 38 & 39.
Ian commented:
Barack Obama wants negotiated, emotionless, lines on a map solutions to nationalist, religious & tribal hatreds same as Woodrow Wilson & Neville Chamberlain.
K~Bob commented:
It’s time to drop “Godwin” and accept reality, folks.
gus commented:
If Virginia was lobbing rockets from their side of the Potomac toward the White House, about a mile away.
What would the fuxing Kenyan dimwit do to the ports that were recieving the war heads???
Obama was raised as a Muzlim. None of the vapid panty waisted sissies like JB or was that BJ in Califailure can change that.
The truth is the truth.
JB how about you stick to being a loser and let Israel decide what is it’s own security best interest. And she will. Unlike Nancy boys like you BJ, Netanyahu will not be bullied.
Opie can choose sides and get sh!tcanned after one failed term. And HE will.
kato commented:
And, still, 80 percent of American Jews will vote again for this jackass in 2012.
retire05 commented:
Let’s face it; Israel is screwed with The Won in office. His opinions were formed by his close associations with Palestinians, Edward Said and Rashid Khalidi. Just ask yourself this; what Jews were friends of Obama before Rahm Emanuel who was recently booed everywhere he went in Israel? If you come up with “zero”, you will be right.
And all those “freedom loving” people on that ship reponded to the notice from the IDF that they were entering blockaded waters was? “Go back to Auchwitz. We are helping the Arabs against the U.S. Remember 9-11.”
Humanitarian aid, my ass. FreeGazaMovement, who counts as members William Ayers, Bernadette Dohrn and Jodie Evans, want to help the Pals destroy Israel. Can’t have a free capitalist society in the heart of the Middle East.
These people don’t care about the Gazans. They care about their Marxist views and the enemy of their enemy is their friend.
Perhaps it is time for Israel to say “OK, we will lift the blockade, and the minute the very first rocket is fired from Gaza into Israel, we will wipe Gaza off the map.”
bg commented:
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Obama has made bin Laden a very happy martyred corpse-man, while every freedom loving American who has fought & died to liberate others are rolling over in their graves.. America no more.. *sigh*
Obama is the Jihad.. we did not listen, we do not listen, and imo it’s too late to say perhaps we never will.. because now it’s more than obvious we won’t..
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kate commented:
Helen Thomas speaks what Obama and the left wish…the destruction of Israel. It was evident when he campaigned and he is just fullfilling his promise to fundamentally change the US. Yet how many American Jews continue to support this bastard? It’s insane.
Lord Baisl commented:
He hates Jews as much as he hates America.
And the left sneers at those who dein to suggest he has a fascistic or even Nazi impulse.
Alana commented:
Regarding that Castro thing Neo posted, Castro wrote:
“President Obama can give hundreds of speeches, trying to reconcile contradictions that are irreconcilable … dreaming of the magic of his well-articulated phrases.”
What well-articulated phrases? His words sound pretty, but when you shake them a bit – by actually thinking about the meaning of the words, they fall apart like dust.
kate commented:
Having Barack Hussein Obama as President of the United States of America is unsustainable.
jainphx commented:
Backs Hamas?? He doesn’t side with Hamas, he is Hamas. Just listen to most of his Cabinet or his illegal CSARS speak so lovingly of Islam and Jijhad.
Floyd Looney commented:
The only left will be the nukes.
auntie em commented:
I really don’t get the whole he’s a smooth-talker thing. I think Obama sounds uneducated when he speaks.
Listening to his speech pattern and trying to make sense of his faulty sentence structure is unsustainable.
down with dems commented:
Interesting… “unsustainable” is a word that could be applied to many of the administration’s policies.
Are they sure they know what that word means?
Jan Ignace commented:
It’s called stabbing an friend in the back. Obama has put himself and his Administration in the position now where it is utterly immoral to vorte for him or any Democrat who goes along with his policies. This Administration is plague on mankind.
republicanmother commented:
Israel is never defenseless, unless God wants it to be.
Callipygian1 commented:
unprecedented [ʌnˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd]
adj: having no precedent; unparalleled. “The lack of common sense in the current Administration is unprecedented.”
Kenny Solomon commented:
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/me_gulf0490_06_04.asp
U.S. continues weapons shipments to Lebanon as regional tensions rise.
NICOSIA — The United States continues to supply weapons and other security systems to Lebanon’s security forces amid rising tensions with Israel and despite concerns in Congress that Hizbullah holds the Beirut government in check.
The U.S. government has delivered light weapons, body armor and bomb equipment to Lebanese security forces.
This marked the third transfer of military and security equipment to Lebanon in as many months. The U.S. supply has been taking place as Beirut’s military has escalated attacks on Israeli fighter-jets on reconnaissance missions in southern Lebanon.
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One of the article sources is here: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136938
Another is on the Middle East Newswire – That’s a pay service and I ain’t a-payin’ for news.
— — — — —
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot ?
Kenny Solomon
Jew.
American.
Heavily armed.
Never again means NEVER AGAIN !
Molon Labe.
Martha commented:
Someone please explain to me why we ca’nt have him impeached?
I’m one of the proud 22% of Jews who was smart enough NOT to have voted for this asswipe.
Just wish my Ivy-League educated family was as smart though.
Sojourner commented:
..sometimes the truth just slips out:
–Turkish Ambassador to US:
–HAMAS IS A NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT –PART OF THE FINAL SOLUTION:
“..As the crisis over a deadly Israeli commando raid on a vessel carrying Turkish activists continued to command the attention of top officials in Washington, Jerusalem, and Istanbul,
…Namik Tan, the Turkish ambassador to the United States, called Friday for engaging HAMAS in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
… Tan twice said Friday that the militant Palestinian group, which the United States and Europe have designated a terrorist organization, is a necessary and important part of the “final solution” to the conflict.”
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/06/04/turkish_ambassador_calls_for_hamas_to_take_part_in_final_solution
(and the feckless aberration in the White House aids and abets the wolves surrounding our friend and ally, Israel.. God protect Her).
BurmaShave commented:
From now on every Democrat candidate will need to prove that he or she is trustworthy as far as defense AND foreign affairs are concerned.
That will be somewhere between tough and impossible. We also see that they cannot manage the country’s economic affairs with any sanity or honesty.
I think in the Democratic Party is going over a cliff and will be finished before the decade is out.
kansas commented:
Has anyone else had enough of Obama?
Sandy commented:
Outside of McCartney — most of Hollywierd is in a state of shock over Obama. In fact, its chic to laugh at him now. A lot of people made a huge mistake believing that Leftist meant Liberal. They won’t make that mistake again. And that goes for American Jews as well. As Rush said the other day — by 2012 no Democrat will support Obama.
Look at the life of average Americans now. We are going to have a Healthcare System which will kill off more people then it treats. Only 41,000 private sector jobs have been created. Homes are being foreclosed left and right. Obama’s answers to the oil spill are Cap and Trade and a moritoriam on drilling. So expect $5-6.00 gas. The guy doesn’t care what he does as long as it causes pain.
Israel will do what it needs to do to save itself. Most Israelis are children or grandchildren of survivers of the Holocaust. They are not going gently into this great good night. If the US no longer supports them they will have to go it alone. In 1948 they won a war against 7 Arab Nation with WW1 aircraft armed with seltzer bottles. God chose the Jews to survive and no man on this earth can change that.
squeaky commented:
“From now on every Democrat candidate will need to prove that he or she is trustworthy as far as defense AND foreign affairs” – all candidates…… you can win a battle but the war will be continual……. beware of wolves in sheep clothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaefz7zrgiA
Sandy commented:
kansas — There isn’t a day that goes by where he isn’t screwing something up. He wants BP, Israel and Goldman Sachs investigated. You bet I’m fed up.
Sandy commented:
I think the Dems will change their name to the Dimigrant Party–to try to fool us. But it won’t work.
Sandy commented:
When Obama was 6 years old attending school in Kenya another child asked him what he would like to be when he grew up. He said he wanted to be King of the World. I think he still does.
chuck in st paul commented:
Hey Sandy, here’s his card -
His Imperial Highness Barry the Bumbler
bg commented:
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squeaky @ 5:19 pm #65
re: Jim Moran D-VA
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vsatt commented:
Aww snap! If the Second Coming is this week I hope one of the poor souls left behind finds the steaks I just put in the freezer this afternoon. I’d hate to see them go to waste and they could enjoy one last good meal before all hell breaks loose!
JB in CA commented:
Highlander: There are other ways to stop and search ships. For instance, the ships could be directed to stop first at a neutral port (Cyprus? Egypt?) to be searched by Israeli officials under the supervision of the host country before continuing on to Gaza. If the ships refuse and head for Gaza anyway, Israeli ships could intercept them and deny them entry into territorial waters. There are ways of doing that without having to board the offending ships. But if those ships refuse to be escorted away, Israel could, as a last-ditch effort, threaten more substantive military intervention, including boarding the ships. Now, it seems to me that something like that would constitute an alternative to Israel’s “current arrangements,” which consist of boarding as a first line of defense. And I see no reason to think that it is inconsistent with what the White House is requesting. In any event, what’s so “disingenuous” about such a suggestion?
gus: “JB how about you stick to being a loser and let Israel decide what is it’s own security best interest.” I tell you what, gus, we can talk about what it means to be a loser after you learn how to form a coherent sentence.
Valerie commented:
Neo
June 5th, 2010 | 12:59 pm | #21
As I recall, Castro was also unimpressed with Saddam Hussein.
I would advise those Jews among us to hold tight to their Esters and their Ruths. Naomi and Mordechai had the right idea.
As for impeachment, unless you can name the crime, impeachment won’t work. Also, it would take forever to hold the trial.
Bad public public policy is not a crime. The best remedy is to write your congresscritters now on the most important issues, and then vote for anybody but a Democrat in November.
It’s going to take a bunch of new Republicans and Independents to put a stop to this administration’s nonsense. While some of my favorite politicians have been Democrats, the party and the administration have been taken over by radicals, and the ONLY way to protect ourselves is to get rid of the Democratic majority in at least one of the Houses of Congress.
Conservatives, you MUST stop attacking the RINOs. You may disagree with your RINOs, but they do NOT contribute to the hold the Democratic cranks have on both Houses of Congress. A RINO in a strongly Democratic district is a GOOD THING because they still count as non-Democrats.
so cal chick commented:
Obama is saying that he is a supporter of Terrorism. Obama is saying he wants Hamas to be supplied by Iran with Missiles and other weaponry. Obama is pro Islamic Terror. Obama supports Hamas Charter which states that Israel must be anihilated. Obama is the worst person in the world.
wanumba commented:
How about re-using that Leftie chant:
“NOT IN MY NAME”
When a foreign head of state is a guest of the WHite House — the American People’s House, NOT Barack Obama’s house, WE THE PEOPLE EXPECT OUR ALLIES TO BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY. WE THE PEOPLE EXPECT the POTUS to STAND BY and WITH our ALLIES.
Obama is NOT acting in my name, in OUR NAME. It’s NOT about HIM. It’s about all of US … Americans and America.
Obama thinks he’s kicking Benjamin Netanyahu to the curb, and Israel – NO, he’s bringing SHAME on OUR heads for Obama’s and his cadre’s disgusting behavior.
The White House is NOT “Party Central” for Obama and his cohorts, drunken gluttony and expensive entertainment night after night. It is the House the PEOPLE have provided so the POTUS can concentrate on representing US domestically and internationally.
Thought it was bad enough the real trailer trash Clintons trotted off with things they coveted, while their bratty staffers vandalized the place before Bush came in, but what we are seeing now redefines reprehensible.
Boo Radley commented:
JB in CA:
How do you propose diverting boats? Asking them? What does one do when the boats refuse to change course? Ask them a second time?
When the boats were told not to go into Gaza, somebody replied: Go back to Auschwitz. Do you really, really think suggesting that they go to another port would have worked? That’s the same logic that says Ted Bundy wouldn’t have killed any girls had they simply asked him not to.
There is no way whatsoever to prevent a boat from going where it wants to go other than boarding it or sinking it. Those were Israel’s options. I think they should have sunk the boats, and left *all* flotsam in the water.
wanumba commented:
JB in CA
June 5th, 2010 | 6:53 pm | #72
Highlander: There are other ways to stop and search ships. For instance, the ships could be directed to stop first at a neutral port (Cyprus? Egypt?) to be searched by Israeli officials under the supervision of the host country before continuing on to Gaza
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Did you know that Cyprus wouldn’t allow them into port?
Didn’t want ANYTHING to do with them … hmm hmmm
wanumba commented:
Martha
June 5th, 2010 | 4:33 pm | #60
Someone please explain to me why we ca’nt have him impeached?
……
One reason: Democratic Party -controlled veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate.
Change that and … it’s a whole new ballgame.
Anna commented:
I am so sick of this administration and this president! Come fast November!!
Chisum commented:
Max Blumenthal Swings Big at IDF, Misses Bigger
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/06/max-blumenthal-swings-big-at-idf-misses.html
bg commented:
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Valerie @ 7:25 pm #73
re: [RINO'S]
ok, so they may “count as a non-Democrats”, but please tell
me why that matters if they VOTE like a non-Republicans??
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Highlander commented:
JB in CA,
I see several “there are ways” in your most recent post. Yet, somehow you never seem to detail what they are. The options to preventing a ship from reaching a port are very limited. You either persuade it’s occupants to divert (which, by the way, the IDF attempted) or, failing that, you physically prevent the ship from reaching port. When the first option failed, the Israelis attempted the least violent method of the latter. Bottomline – these “activists” were determined to break the blockade one way or another. And the statements some of them made about seeking martyrdom leads me to believe they sought a violent confrontation. No amount of spin from you changes the essential facts.
So yes, by attempting to undermine the Israeli blockade with the unsustainable statement, the Obama administration has, to it’s disgrace, taken sides against Israel. That it has done so under the pretense of an earnest and honest broker, is so unspeakably low that I am deeply ashamed of my own government. Deception and mis-direction have, it is sad to say, become trademarks of the Obama administration.
Spec Tater commented:
All HELL is getting ready to happen when obozo goes against Israel.
Libby commented:
What’s next from this regime?
“Helen Thomas Appointed Middle East Envoy”
Don’t be surprised.
JB in CA commented:
Boo Radley: “What does one do when the boats refuse to change course? Ask them a second time?” Yes, as a matter of fact, that is exactly what you do. You don’t immediately sink them, which appears to be what you’re suggesting. —”Do you really, really think suggesting that they go to [a neutral] port would have worked?” Probably not, especially given the fact that they refused the Israeli attempt to divert them to the Israeli port of Ashdod. But the point is that there are certain other things the Israeli’s could have done ahead of time to demonstrate more clearly that their actions were a last resort. Instead, they ended up looking a little “trigger happy,” which has obviously backfired on them and put their allies—especially us—in an awkward position.
wanumba: No I wasn’t aware that Cyprus didn’t want anything to do with the flotilla. Was that in response to a request by Israel to have the flotilla sent there for the purpose I suggested?
Highlander: It’s a pretty sorry military that can’t outmaneuver a flotilla of six vessels filled with “activists” and send them back out to sea without having to board them unless, of course, “they sought a violent confrontation,” as you suggest. But notice, I allowed for that possibility in my original post and said that boarding the vessels may well be an inevitable “last-ditch” necessity. I’m not trying to spin anything here, as you contend. Indeed, I think Israel was well within its rights to do what it did. Moreover, I think the victims on the flotilla got exactly what they deserved. What I don’t think, however, is that the article cited above is evidence that “[t]he Obama White House is now siding with Hamas over Israel.” Too much has to be read between the lines to arrive at that conclusion. In fact, one of the lines has to be ignored altogether. By “urg[ing] a Gaza aid vessel sent by pro-Palestinian activists to divert to an Israeli port,” the White house was actually siding with Israel. That, after all, is what Israel wanted the flotilla to do in the first place (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKOmLP4yHb4&feature=related). I do sympathize with you on one point, though. It would have been nice to hear the Obama administration clearly condemn the flotilla and defend Israel’s right to do what it did. But the political reality is that the administration is dealing with lunatics. Can you imagine the violence that would have erupted if the White House had issued such a statement? I’m by no means a partisan of Obama or his policies, but I do think we should cut him a little slack here.
Highlander commented:
JB in CA,
You show a complete lack of understanding of the problems in interdicting ships at sea. No military that ever existed could manuever a ship somewhere it didn’t want to go, manned by a crew determined to make a statement by causing an incident – that is, not without the potential for more violence than what actually occurred in this case. The Israelis did what had to be done – and the U.S. Government has left them to twist in the wind.
JB in CA commented:
Highlander: I noticed that you not only ignored my main point but also ignored the qualification I made about ships that refuse to be diverted for the reasons you gave. Now who’s “being seriously disingenuous.”