The Greatest Danger to Israel is the Stupidity of Its Leaders

[Jesus Malverde]

But lately, Binyamin Netanyahu and almost the entire Israeli political establishment have achieved a new record in foolishness.

Let us start from the end.

Iran is the great victor. It has been warmly welcomed back into the family of civilized nations. Its currency, the rial, is jumping. Its prestige and influence in the region has become paramount. Its enemies in the Muslim world, Saudi Arabia and its gulf satellites, have been humiliated. Any military strike against it by anyone, including Israel, has become unthinkable.

The image of Iran as a nation of crazy ayatollahs, fostered by Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad, has disappeared. Iran now looks like a responsible country, led by sober and shrewd leaders.

Israel is the great loser. It has maneuvered itself into a position of total isolation. Its demands have been ignored, its traditional friends have distanced themselves. But above everything else, its relations with the US have been seriously damaged.

What Netanyahu and Co. are doing is almost unbelievable. Sitting on a very high branch, they are diligently sawing through it.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/11/29/the-greatest-danger-to-israel-is-the-stupidity-of-its-leaders/

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

1. They have...

...no monopoly. Lot of that goes around.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. Heh.

See George the Wth and his evil twin, Dick of Cheney.

This is a compelling argument, although things are still fragile and subject to falling apart, either from hubris, arrogance, or evil interference from outside parties. If Israel has the chance to destroy the Iran- 5+1 talks, it will.

The Sauds are an interesting study. Most of the ones who I have met love to party, drink, dance, and screw, much like most other people around the world. Until they go back home. The differences between life in the House of Saud and life abroad is pretty amazing. You have to wonder how long that nation will be religiously controlled. Seriously, driving a car destroys a woman's ovaries? Rather than simply sitting in the passenger seat? They sound like some Todd Cruz' father!

[awoke_in_2003]

3. Yep, we have it in common. nt