HOLY CRAP...Obama halts hellfire missiles to Israel

[kpete]

Report: US halted transfer of Hellfire missiles to Israel
Shipment of aerial anti-armor missiles stopped after White House, State Department learned that IDF requested transfer directly from Pentagon without asking for their approval, according to Wall Street Journal report.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4558615,00.html

Today, many administration officials say the Gaza conflict—the third between Israel and Hamas in under six years—has persuaded them that Mr. Netanyahu and his national security team are both reckless and untrustworthy.



A senior Obama administration official said the White House didn't intend to get into a "tit for tat" with the Israelis when the war broke out in Gaza. "We have many, many friends around the world. The United States is their strongest friend," the official said. "The notion that they are playing the United States, or that they're manipulating us publicly, completely miscalculates their place in the world."

A senior Obama administration official said the weapons transfers shouldn't have been a routine "check-the-box approval" process, given the context. The official said the decision to scrutinize future transfers at the highest levels amounted to "the United States saying 'The buck stops here. Wait a second…It's not OK anymore.' "

The last straw for many U.S. diplomats came on Aug. 2 when they say Israeli officials leaked to the media that Mr. Netanyahu had told the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, that the Obama administration was "not to ever second-guess me again" about how to deal with Hamas.

MORE HERE:
http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sway-over-israel-on-gaza-at-a-low-1407979365
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/14/1321492/-HOLY-CRAP-Obama-halts-hellfire-missiles-to-Israel

[spanone]

1. k&r...

[SidDithers]

2. DU rec...nt

Sid

[underpants]

3. "No tickee no laundry" Where's Colin Powell when you need him?

I hope someone gets that reference

[malaise]

4. Best news in weeks

Yessssssssssss!

Rec

[rhett o rick]

97. I am happy about this. He listened to the Left for once. nm

[malaise]

99. No I think they all listened to Bibi's lunacy

and had a rethink

[rhett o rick]

102. I think you may be giving them too much credit. nm

[malaise]

103. When you tell the President of the United Stats not to second guess you

when you're dependent on both his money and weapons, you've crossed the line.

[rhett o rick]

105. That would be true if the President was calling the shots. nm

[malaise]

106. I got you

[rhett o rick]

107. Same to ya!

[Enthusiast]

114. Lunacy is a good word.

[madokie]

134. Yes it is

Looks like I'm in good company too

[malaise]

135. You are always good company

[FSogol]

5. K & R. n/t

[woo me with science]

6. Good, but is this just one type of missile?

What are we still providing?

[Fantastic Anarchist]

67. Everything else. n/t

[Segami]

7. KNR!!

"...The buck stops here. Wait a second…It's not OK anymore... "

[Hubert Flottz]

132. The buck ain't worth a nickle anymore.

I would love to see the president tell the GOP and the Dinos, to kiss his ass, on live TV.

[MineralMan]

8. I predict that this thread will sink like a stone.

Funny how that works.

[malaise]

11. It won't

We'll make sure of that

[BlancheSplanchnik]

14. true. well, I'm kicking and reccing. n/t

[n2doc]

19. Prediction Fail n/t

[Segami]

32. Yup!

[calimary]

48. Not if I can help it.

[malaise]

87. Indeed

Pay Up!! Should have bet yah!!!

[rhett o rick]

96. I think he is using reverse psychology. He wants us to r&K to spite him.

So I'm am using reverse-reverse psychology and am kicking and rec'ing.

[rhett o rick]

94. I like how you make a game of this. Let us guess what you are insinuating.

By the way, so far it isn't sinking.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

145. Psssst. You needed this...

[morningfog]

154. 320 recs and counting....

[NealK]

159. You're not very good with predictions, apparently.

[kelliekat44]

165. I think this thread demonstrates what the nation would feel if the President

stood up to Bibi and the restof the Likud regime and offered a more balanced approach to ME policies. It's not that one has to be an anti-Semite or want to blame, defame, or shame Jews anywhere. It's that the current policies of the regime in control of Israel and its policies against the Palestinians are not supported by the world in general and a lot of Americans who are afraid to express themselves against those policies and practices in particular.

[newfie11]

9. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully no other weapons will be sent in place of them.

[flamin lib]

10. Sadly when the weapons are reduced to nothing but rocks and bottles

they'll still be going at each other.

[JEB]

43. At least with rocks and bottles, they

have to get close enough to see each others face.

[tblue37]

110. ANd what they see will be that they are exactly the same--yet somehow still different

enough to justify their hatred.

[magical thyme]

82. bottles and rocks will level the playing field

and make it easier, and possible, for noncombatants to get out of the way.

[treestar]

12. It's a start.

We are starting to get tired of that attitude.

[Liberal_Dog]

13. K & R

I don't want this thread to sink like a stone.

[kpete]

17. thanks Liberal_Dog

and, peace to us ALL,
kp

[eShirl]

15. I have a feeling this is about to get a lot more interesting

[redqueen]

26. +1

[GliderGuider]

16. I suspected that Netanyahu's arrogant comment would come back to bite him on the ass.

Good!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

129. which arrogant comment? I'm having a problem sorting through them. (n/t)

[GliderGuider]

133. This one

Netanyahu Told US: Never Second-Guess Me Again on Hamas

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reportedly had harsh words for the White House on Friday, according to the Associated Press, warning the administration of US President Barack Obama "not to ever second guess me again" after Hamas broke a 72-hour truce with Israel and attacked Givati soldiers in Rafah.

Netanyahu reportedly stated that he "should be trusted" on Middle East issues regarding Israel's security and that he "expected" full US support for Israel's decisions in Gaza.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

138. Wow! Thanks. Netanyahu - "Leader" of the free world?

[sabrina 1]

150. He 'expects full US support for Israel's decisions on Gaza'! Well, who can blame him. Sometimes I

used to wonder if he ran this country as well as Israel. I remember him walking into our Congress and getting a STANDING OVATION from both sides of the aisle. I don't think any actual President ever got that.

Maybe we don't need Israel anymore. We have a tendency to back away from 'allies' when they start to become more of a problem than they are worth. See Saddam, longtime favorite dictator, decades long actually. But in the end when we had no more use for him, look what happened.

I have said over and over again that Israelis should prepare themselves for the time when we no longer need THEM and start making friends with their neighbors.

Who knows, maybe that moment has come ....

[NealK]

160. Netanyahu is a megalomaniac and an asshole.

[nenagh]

18. K&R

[n2doc]

20. How long until Carnival Cruz grandstands on this?

Oh that's right, he is on vacation and can't stop anything in the Senate right now.

[Starry Messenger]

21. k&r

[JaydenD]

22. 1000 recommendations.

Yahoo the murderer - you evil shit, what will you say now?

[GoCubsGo]

23. Kick. n/t

[m-lekktor]

24. kudos to President Obama!!

[Anansi1171]

25. Incoming from the Right in 5..4..3...nt

[democrank]

27. K & R

[Stellar]

28. Whoa...

how about that!

[riqster]

29. About bloody time, too. Good on President Obama!

[BillZBubb]

30. A ray of light! At least some in the US are waking up to Israel's arrogance.

It's only a start and I would have liked a more pronounced slap down of Netanyahu, but at least something is happening. There must be consequences for Israel's despicable behavior.

[Shadowflash]

31. 'Bout time!

[Boom Sound 416]

33. Does Hamas have tanks?

[Andy823]

34. K&R nt

[Skidmore]

35. Good!

[brer cat]

36. K&R

[ljm2002]

37. Excellent!

Not only a well-deserved slap to Netanyahu for his "don't second-guess me" comments, but also puts the Pentagon on notice that they need to remember who's in charge -- they report to the President, not the other way around.

K&R

[magical thyme]

84. they report to the President of the US, not the Prime Minister of Israel. nt

[cui bono]

89. Which begs the question, had they gone through proper channels would the WH have

approved it?



Hoping this is a policy shift and not just a pissing match.

[hopemountain]

115. it makes sense that if they did not go through proper channels

something stopped them from trying to sneak around issued protocols. which has me asking - how many other demands from 'nytyahoo' have been filled without going through proper channels?

[stranger81]

143. Yeah, I read this article to my husband over dinner, and his response

was along the lines of "So? I'll bet they've been doing that for the last 30 years."

I tend to think this might be the first administration that's given Israel much push back in terms of its weaponry demands, so no impetus for this kind of end-run existed before, but who knows.

[progressoid]

38. ...

[indepat]

39. Such egregious insolence will not be tolerated by the establishment

[PragmaticLiberal]

40. I'd like to be a fly on the wall during one of Bibi and Obama's calls.

[Avalux]

41. Excellent! Obama took action where he could.

THIS is why they hate him....if he can find a way (where there is one), he does it.

[littlemissmartypants]

156. ^ eom

[JEB]

42. Any slowing of the massive out flow of arms

from our country (USA) is a good thing. We arm the world then respond with more arms when they are actually used. One fucked up business model.

[littlemissmartypants]

157. ^ eom

[KoKo]

44. If true......this is very good news..a first step

a Spine has appeared!

[littlemissmartypants]

158. I hope he, President Obama, is getting in touch with his inner Mama Bear. eom

[graywarrior]

45. Kickity kick

[Comrade Grumpy]

46. Thanks, Obama! I mean it.

[Vincardog]

92. +1 For once PBO has stood up o the Neo-Convicts, he deserves praise

[Orsino]

49. I approve.

It's not going to stop the fighting, but it signals an end to the blank-check era. Or a pause, at least.

[dballance]

50. Bibi is going to be pissed. Not that I care.

Let's halt the three billion we contribute them every year as well.

I think that could be better spent on things like education here in the USA.

[1monster]

100. Let's hope he's ticked enough that he continues to openly show his contempt for

the US and its government which has had Israel's back from the start. Maybe then, all those who have not seen what has been done with our tax dollars will have an opportunity to know and revise their unconditional support of Israel's tactics. Strings (ropes, really) should be frimly tied to any aid to any foreign government. No agree to the stings, no need to get aid.

[Duval]

51. K&R

[Ash_F]

52. Credit where it is due.

I have a lot of criticisms towards him, but good job today.

[tavernier]

53. It has always made me a bit heartsick and nauseated

when I stop and think that a portion of the money I have worked hard to earn has been used to create bombs that kill children and devastate families.

[historylovr]

54. Good.

[pansypoo53219]

55. who wants to bet on how many sunday shows lieberfuckenputz will be on?

[RedstDem]

56. the old saying rings true

With friends like that, who needs enemies?

There is a lot of support for this right wing nut job here, why?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

61. Which RW nutjob?

Hillary's best bud Bibi?

There are a handful of DU posters (well, a lot more since the propaganda push got underway and Israel started paying Israeli college kids to post pro-Israel propaganda online) who are 100% onboard with Bibi slaughtering Palestinians left and right in the name of 'Defense'.

[RedstDem]

71. I was referring to net and yahoo

Funny though, its possible I could have been referring to our next Walmart president, miss hillbilly.
Sad state we're in isn't it?

[2banon]

57. K&R .... A significant step in the correct direction

Let's step up the pressure for further divestment of funding/disarmament and SANCTIONS.

[NM_Birder]

58. I would keep the champange on ice for a little while longer.

"reporting" that "with Israel's consent" , .... regarding the halt of hell fire missiles shipment blah blah blah, ..... while continuing the shipments of Iron Dome munitions ?

I can't see the US stopping an arms deal on a dime, and then making it public knowledge in midst of an Israeli military operations theatre. There are several things that could easily be going on ... even without the Dailykos' knowledge.

I'm putting my money on Red, the color of lies and munitions money. I doubt very seriously the United States has decided to show the world that now is the time to cut Israel adrft regarding offensive weaponry, and then make it public knowledge.

There is a lot more than "US halts shipments of Hellfire Missiles" in that article, and even more that the WSJ won't know, even from a "senior official".

Not all that glitters is gold, and people will believe horseshit tastes like kobe beef if the right chef charges enough.

[tomp]

164. i like your skepticism

the idea that we can never really know what is going on behind the scenes is crucial to remember, as is the idea that one decision by the white house does not signal a significant trend away from imperialism.

[NM_Birder]

167. I'm skeptical of everything the "news" reports,

there are no actual "news" outlets anymore. The online "news" sources are probably worse than televised "news", for the same reason the average person uses online anonymity to push the limit of common sense, .......personal satisfaction. An adrenaline rush of wanting people to agree with you, instead of informing them with the news ....good or bad.

"News" or "factual" reporting, have given way to speculation, opinion, and conjecture spewed out at "fact", simply for the sake of televised ratings and online site "clicks". But the goal is the same, ........ advertising dollars. Most shocking news=most believers.

The right exaggerates events, or leaves entire segments of truth out, and the base eats it up, ........... the left does the same thing, ..... and each blames the other for their ignorance. "Like riding an insane horse, thru a burning barn" ........ that quote works in nearly every situation.

Not everything right is wrong, and not everything left is right. However both sides viciously defend what they are told by a biased "news" source,.... if this weren't real life , it would be a great sitcom format.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

59. It sounds a bit 'tit for tat', as in done out of pique

but it's still a good outcome. Missiles are not 'defensive' weaponry against Hamas.

[whathehell]

172. Who cares...Netanyahu is fully deserving!

[MattP]

60. Israel went around the White House direct to Pentagon

A article in WSJ say that the Bibi outflanked Obama by getting the DoD to directly supply them without white house approval.

[potone]

62. Very good.

Netanyahu's arrogance is amazing. Perhaps now he will stop treating our President like an ignorant lackey of his. It will be interesting to see just how much of a political uproar this will cause here. I hope the President doesn't back down.

[loudsue]

98. Netanyahu is a racist as well as a murderer. George Bush all over again.

Netanyahu and Cheney must be brothers from different mothers.

[NealK]

161. +1000

[myrna minx]

63. K&R n/t

[yellowwoodII]

64. I can't believe it

That is incredibly brave. Thank you. Thank you. Makes me proud to be an American.

[mac56]

65. K&R

[AnAzulTexas]

66. k&r

[Zen Democrat]

68. When Netanyahu said "Don't ever second guess me again," his ass popped into the toaster.

He's a real jerk and so full of himself that he's intolerable. Israel needs a new leader with a good mind and both a heart and soul, not a pugnacious threatening loudmouth.

[Laelth]

69. Good. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[chknltl]

70. My so called 'smart' phone wont let me rec this....

...but it can't stop me from kicking it! (It's the little triumphs that gets one through one's day)

[chknltl]

125. Coulda edited my post....

but wanted to officially KnR the OP with my home computer instead! Put THAT in yer pipe n smoke it you stupid 'smart' phone!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

72. So used to rubber stamping that they didn't see the need.

[mwrguy]

73. STARVE THE BEAST

[beemer27]

74. This is long overdue.

Many of us support Israel, but have been getting ticked off by the assumption on their part that whatever they do or say will be supported by us. They seem to forget-They need us, we don't need them. If they want to be our ally, they should start acting like it. We are not their "sugar daddy", and are sick of being treated like one. Everyone knows that they went too far in their response this time, and yet there are people who wish that they would have done even more. It is time to rein in the dogs of war and figure out a way for everyone to have basic human rights and dignity in that part of the world. We hold the purse strings, and because of this, we should be listened too. The US should not be treated like a slave who will do their master's bidding. And we should quit acting like one.

[frylock]

75. knr

[yellerpup]

76. Great news!

and recommend!

[Helen Borg]

77. Looks like Bibi will have to beg now...

What a big man he is.

[Duppers]

78. Hillary wouldn't have done this.

Good for Pres. Obama for having the courage!

[abakan]

85. No she would have sent anything they wanted..To hell with the Palestinians.

Don't you know she would have to prove her balls are the biggest in the world.

[whathehell]

79. Yes!! n/t

[TRoN33]

80. I'd tell Netanyahu to kiss my real red-blood American ass.

He really think he can get away with getting our weapons for free just to kill Palestine children? This is real thug POS. There are very good Israeli people but Netanyahu and his administration are tainting this world with their appetite of murdering children without any kinds of consequence.

[abakan]

81. Damn straight.

You want to be treated as friends and allies , act like friends and allies and talking trash to our president won't make it easier for us to help you.

[Uncle Joe]

83. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[karynnj]

86. The entire Wall Street Journal article is well worth reading

As a liberal Jew, I am absolutely sickened by the current government in Israel. Their behavior towards Obama and Kerry was beneath contempt. Both Americans were working in good faith to stop the killing and had earlier invested heavily in trying to achieve a real 2 state solution. They deserve praise for what they tried to do.

This article clearly describes that the attacks on them were due to Israel wanting "more time" before a ceasefire was imposed to insure Hamas was sufficiently punished.

Hamas IS a terrorist group, but this war was as clearly ginned up by Netanyahu with lies as the Iraq war was by Bush. It is likely what really set things in motion was the announcement of the Unity government for Palestine. Rather than at least giving it a chance to work, Israel condemned it and said it would consider it as they did Hamas.

When three teens were kidnapped and killed, Netanyahu spent about two weeks arresting about 400 "Hamas related" people as spoke of the urgent need to find the kids. In fact, Israeli intelligence knew within days that they were dead and their estimate was that Hamas did not order this. Hamas predictably responded with a huge increase in rockets into Israel - which led to the disproportionate Israeli response.

I personally am proud that my President and his Secretary of State had the humanity to be troubled by both the deaths in Gaza and the way Gaza was. I hope that Netanyahu's unethical leak and mischaracterization of the draft that several European nations, Turkey and Kerry worked on will backfire. It makes it clear that the 7 year seize must be lifted.

What horrifies me is the comments on the article. I regret EVER having argued to anyone who blamed AIPAC for anything that they were overstating things. In addition, I am saddened by having little hope that Netanyahu is wrong about thinking all he has to do is wait for Obama to be out of office.

[YvonneCa]

151. Great post. I am so proud...

...of Kerry and Obama. They are pushing forward for a long term solution to this crisis...and several others. This is why I voted for them.
As to Netanyahu, he's wrong about waiting them out. Dems aren't throwing in the towel yet.

[karynnj]

168. He's wrong waiting them out - as there is no illusive winning solution that is gained by waiting

In Ari Savit's recent book looking at the possible solutions - he ends up simply restating what Tom Friedman wrote in the 1980s, Israel must choose 2 of the following three things: being a diplomatic state, having all the land of "greater Israel", and being a majority Jewish state well into the future. Shavit lists 4 possible outcomes - 3 of which he rules out - (2 immoral outcomes - ethnic cleaning by removing the Palestinians and an apartheid nation and the idea of a pluralist democracy where everyone has the same rights. This left only the two state solution --- but in his book written last year -- his view was that Israel did not have the right leadership to do that. (Yet he praises Netanyahu to the hilt for his anti Iran position. So, it is not that he views Netanyahu as too weak.)

His position is interesting because he is someone who had been part of the Israeli peace movement decades ago and he refers to himself as a liberal Zionist. It is exactly people like him who have advocated for the two state solution for years - as it gives them both a Jewish state and democracy. However his reluctance in his book to even question pushing Netanyahu to be the leader needed was troubling and frustrating when I read it. He has been one of the worst Kerry bashers in Haaretz (which is a left leaning paper.) When push comes to shove, he is not an advocate for ANY move towards two states.

A more troubling internal conflict in his book is that he repeatedly pats himself on the back for admitting to the Naqba (where Jews killed Palestinians and drove them out of some of their villages in 1948) AND arguing that it was necessary to create the Jewish state that he loves. He seems to consider this more honest that liberals who are troubled by it. I wonder if his current adherence to Netanyahu - even as he lied Israel into this latest war - is somehow coming from the same root.

This may be making too much of one journalist, well respected as he is, but I wonder if - in fact - the real prospect of change to a two state solution - has created a huge amount of real fear for the country they (Israelis) love changing too much too quickly. If Shavit can mentally accept the Naqba, I assume he could accept an apartheid state to preserve what he currently has. Others may be less intellectually honest in what they are accepting as they reject a two state solution.

The Israeli reaction to the ceasefire draft proposal (ignore that it was not intended to be the final proposal) does show that any two state solution - something that goes far beyond anything in that draft - would likely not have an easy time. Yet, it is the only reasonable alternative. If the effort is abandoned now, it is not clear any future attempt will be made.

[Ineeda]

88. K&R

[Douglas Carpenter]

90. good

[pa28]

91. That's a good start.

I wonder how long the Israelis have been receiving weapons directly from the pentagon and who authorized it.

[LloydS of New London]

93. IBI

In Before Impeachment. Durec for thread.

[rhett o rick]

95. I am happy about this in-spite of Mineral Man trying to use reverse psychology on us.

Kick and Rec.

[Buns_of_Fire]

101. Bibi's alligator mouth finally got his hummingbird ass in trouble. Good.

"We have many, many friends around the world. The United States is their strongest friend," the official said. "The notion that they are playing the United States, or that they're manipulating us publicly, completely miscalculates their place in the world."

Ooooo. That one's gonna leave a mark! Cue much wailing, gnashing of teeth, and rending of garments by AIPAC in 3... 2... 1...

[nolabear]

104. Good. It's the right thing to do. nt.

[drynberg]

108. HEY BIBI, YOU HAVE BEEN SECOND GUESSED AGAIN

How do you like them apples?

[liberal N proud]

109. Did McCain's head explode?

[penndragon69]

111. Hell fire missles are old and out dated.

They need to clear the warehouses for NEWER and more destructive ordinances.

[PFunk]

112. Great. It's not much but it's a start.

Now it's time to back him up on this against the AIPAC/idiot friends of isreal backlash.

[Enthusiast]

113. This OP has hundreds of recommendations.

Geez.

reckless and untrustworthy

[BainsBane]

117. I hope this serves to remind people that the President is working on issues

even if he isn't on your television sets talking about it. I fully expect that is the case for Ferguson as well.

[humbled_opinion]

122. I have heard whispers that

he is planning a return to D.C. this weekend from his vacation. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he paid a visit to Ferguson can you imagine the feeling of seeing him on TV hugging Michael Browns mother.

[BainsBane]

123. What is with the obsession with what appears on television?

[eridani]

118. Drop by whitehouse.gov and thank him for this n/t

[ReRe]

119. K&R

Thou shalt not bite the hand that feeds 'ya, Bibi.

[hopemountain]

174. ha! i was just about to post the same...

"see what happens when you bite the hands that feed you, you self righteous arrogant bully!"

[ReRe]

175. We are of like mind. ;-) n/t

[Cha]

120. '..The buck stops here. Wait a second…It's not OK anymore.' "

Thanks kpete.

[humbled_opinion]

121. Good becasue one thing is certainly clear....

"Mr. Netanyahu and his national security team are both reckless and untrustworthy."


I am glad President Obama has stood up to this, and I am glad because less people will ultimately die....

[Cha]

124. "Lastly, the contrast between this episode and Hillary's Atlantic interview is amazing. It's no..

wonder the Israeli official quoted in the article says all they have to do is wait out Obama for 2 years."

[RufusTFirefly]

126. Might just be symbolic. Might just be a grudge. But it's a good start! n/t

[proReality]

127. K&R n/t

[WillyT]

128. HUGE K & R !!!

[m-lekktor]

130. Netanyahu is a fascist POS. i wish i could recommend

this thread more than once. fuck that racist right wing Israeli regime!

[Rozlee]

131. This thread is a dream. I'm asleep and it's just a nighttime wishful fantasy.

Stuff like this doesn't happen in real life.

[McCamy Taylor]

136. K&R

[riverwalker]

137. "completely miscalculates their place in the world"

Translated: Who the f%@k do they think they are?

[whathehell]

171. "Translated..Who the f%@ck do they think they are"?..Damn straight!

Go on with your bad self, Mr. Prez!

[littlemissmartypants]

139. Did anyone read this article?

Obama bashing.
Tripe.
Written to excite and incite.
Poor Netty. Didn't get our missles.
They need to be recycled into solar powered trash cans for writing like this so-called news report. And definitely secured in the USA.

YOU DO NOT PASS THIS SH*T AROUD LIKE CANDY, FFS!

Next thing we know the Koch brothers will be paying him to bomb us.
Inflammatory, imo.

No recommendation from me.
Thanks for the additional links.

Love you, kpete.
~Lmsp

[GoneFishin]

140. K & R.

[BumRushDaShow]

141. Mic drop!

K&R

[nikto]

142. Netan-"Yahoo" (mean't in the Jonathan Swift sense)...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9wHx_6kxL8s/U82gSl3LdgI/AAAAAAAAAac/P-nhdu8SULY/s1600/satan-netanyahu+speaks+4+me.jpg

[MrMickeysMom]

144. The Guardian quoted Netanyahu 12 days before this finally filters to the mainstream media...

Israel had been ordering weapons directly through the Pentagon without directly going through the channels. How is it that this was even tolerable before that statement that finally sunk in by Netanyahu?

I've said this before, and I'll say it again, because although I'm very happy to hear about this, I'm about as pissed off over what has been done IN OUR NAME.

You know how big the Gaza strip is? 150 square miles That's 10 by 15 miles… 2 million people within that border and they can't go anywhere. It's a fucking "escape from NY" situation. They can't go anywhere… Just what in the world would the Israeli people if faced with being locked up in one of their shopping malls and turning all the artillery on their collective assess? Does this put it in perspective quite well? I certainly hope so.

Here's another thing I've said… Withhold the funding, bring all the leaders to a room, don't let them out, no water, no food, don't let them out until they work out a peace agreement. There you go… You don't need a course in diplomacy or foreign policy experience to come up with that fast hard fix. Don't let the motherfuckers have one drop of water, go to the bathroom until it's in place.

This destruction has been funded by YOU.

You, and me… BTW, we pay more taxes than GE and the other war criminal companies that built all of these life ending weapons.

[flamingdem]

146. Take that

Netanyahu

dayum

[daschess1987]

147. K&R

[sabrina 1]

148. Wow, something really is changing. The bullies are getting pushback finally, not just Israel

but the militarization of the police Advocates.

Good for the WH, it's about time. The Palestinians need protection as we saw and to further arm bullies with no regard for human life who blame children for their own deaths was beyond wrong.

Good news. Finally.

[Rex]

149. Obama told the truth and it pissed off some brass cops...maybe they should LISTEN to him

and STFU. There were unacceptable actions taken and it is important for the POTUS to point them out to the nation. NO and hell no we are not going to become a militarized nation.

[Drunken Irishman]

163. Stuff like this scares me, tho...

These assholes will do anything to remain in power and get their way.

Anything.

[Rex]

170. True, but if they go up against the POTUS they are going to lose.

He is fearless or at least imo he is. Obama will chew them up and spit them out. I hear ya...it scares me too, but I put all my faith in Obama and his leadership skills.

[Warpy]

152. THANK YOU OBAMA!

Of course, Israel will simply buy equivalent missiles from Asia. It will cost them more and maybe they will do less blanket destruction in the future. Who knows, maybe a few schools will survive next time. However, it's time to get Israel off the taxpayer tit and supporting themselves.

[supercats]

153. Good!!!

Fuck Israel, they have turned into Germany from back in the day. Netanyahu is a plain out killer thug. Fuck him. Who the fuck does this piss ant think he is. Let's crush him like a bug and move on.

[morningfog]

155. I remember an article that said the weapons transfer was not an "emergency" request

and that Israel had its weapons restocked by Pentagon's routine cycling of weapons from its depot. Interesting.

[defacto7]

162. K & R

OK, now how do we get the 60 +/- nuclear warheads back that they say they don't really have? Or maybe they made them themselves but really don't have any, even though they have tested one they don't have, so we would not be able to claim them because they don't have them because they made the ones they don't have.

[raouldukelives]

166. K&R nt

[PADemD]

169. Not just the United States, also Spain and the U.K.

Spain halts arms exports to Israel over Gaza war

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/08/05/374152/spain-puts-arms-exports-to-israel-on-halt/

UK government to block arms exports to Israel if military action resumes

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/12/british-arms-exports-israel-gaza-block-suspension

[whathehell]

173. Good!! n/t