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9. It's terrible diplomacy. It's smart domestic politics.

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 12:56 PM

Mar 2013

And American voters who are insistent on this love affair with Israel are far more important to US presidents than Israel itself is.

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Obama calls U.S-Israel bond 'eternal' [View all] michigandem58 Mar 2013 OP

The leader of a nation of 300 million kissing the ass geek tragedy Mar 2013 #1

Be careful. You don't want to be labeled a hater. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #5

I don't hate. We should have relations with Israel geek tragedy Mar 2013 #6

Good diplomatic relations is now "ass-kissing"? Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #12

We have good diplomatic relations with Australia and Costa Rica. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #13

And I don't see the problem. Surely it's better than hatred and hostility? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #14

Nation states are supposed to have interests, not love affairs. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #15

I wouldn't accuse President Obama of allowing "emotional affinity" to drive his policies. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #16

Good smart diplomacy would be favoring relations geek tragedy Mar 2013 #18

I'm with you geek. We gave them the N bomb and give them billions in foreign aid every year. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #20

We gave them the N bomb? oberliner Mar 2013 #21

You got Google and Bing do your own homework. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #25

"Google and Bing" ? oberliner Mar 2013 #27

Israel actually stole its first bomb from the US... shaayecanaan Mar 2013 #31

how many have they used? Sunlei Mar 2013 #39

There was a suspected nuclear test in the Southern ocean shaayecanaan Mar 2013 #42

Actually it was first the French and then the British hack89 Mar 2013 #47

How sweet dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #2

.... darkangel218 Mar 2013 #3

Unless the Arab spring results in a bunch of pro-US governments. Ash_F Mar 2013 #4

So I Guess Apartheid Is Ok Now.................. Caeser67 Mar 2013 #7

I'm not Pro-Israel, but it's bad diplomacy to oppose Israel as POTUS... Generation_Why Mar 2013 #8

It's terrible diplomacy. It's smart domestic politics. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #9

Bad Diplomacy for John2 Mar 2013 #11

He is only John2 Mar 2013 #10

There really is nothing useful that can be said here or any where in public about this issue. It's kelliekat44 Mar 2013 #17

oh jesus president you are fucking killing me here... snooper2 Mar 2013 #19

would ANY president EVER use the words "eternal bond" if they were referring to say for example; Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #22

President Clinton with respect to Germany, 1996 oberliner Mar 2013 #32

What does the phrase, "eternal bond" mean? Does it mean "support for Israel no matter what?" Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #23

Barack Obama: UK-US alliance one of the greatest ever known oberliner Mar 2013 #26

eternal bonds - has a very different connotation than reflecting on a history of a strong alliance Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #29

American president Clinton visits Berlin (1996) oberliner Mar 2013 #30

Germany was not at that time engaged in flaunting international law and flaunting the will of the Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #33

That was not your previous claim oberliner Mar 2013 #43

and you really had to search and search to find even one and the context was entirely different Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #44

and you're stretching to find a distinction you didn't include in your original statement onenote Mar 2013 #48

Like herpes Doctor_J Mar 2013 #24

Nothing new here. Let's face it, the US-Israeli relationship has always been fujiyama Mar 2013 #28

Gawd's in the mix. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #34

We do have an eternal bond because if they get destroyed, our country is next in line. Sunlei Mar 2013 #35

Ah yes...the bond of irrational fear. Ash_F Mar 2013 #36

who's afraid? If Israel wasn't a Jewish nation but another religion, would they mean more to you? Sunlei Mar 2013 #37

You are: "our country is next in line." Ash_F Mar 2013 #38

nope, if some middle east country starts doing more than just 'threaten nukes' at Israel Sunlei Mar 2013 #40

You changed your mind within one post? Ash_F Mar 2013 #41

I think we're on a different page dude? Sunlei Mar 2013 #45

You said our country is next in line to be destoryed Ash_F Mar 2013 #46

Like Viet Nam in the 60's? Doctor_J Mar 2013 #49

"Love You Forever" was a nice kid's book daleo Mar 2013 #50