tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post3541725209533517862..comments2024-03-29T07:16:53.040-04:00Comments on Daled Amos: Obama At AIPAC (Updated)Daled Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646808702899584547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post-73017782149824403522008-06-05T09:42:00.000-04:002008-06-05T09:42:00.000-04:00Good point--I missed that.Good point--I missed that.Daled Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646808702899584547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post-18526292905688669462008-06-05T06:37:00.000-04:002008-06-05T06:37:00.000-04:00Actually BHO's statement is contradictory. A Pales...Actually BHO's statement is contradictory. A Palestinian state that is contiguous would make Israel un-contiguous, that is, split in half, and therefore, indefensible. Under these circumstances, and in any case, the Palestinians will never agree to anything that preserves Israel's identity as a Jewish state. (This is Israel's duty, alone.) If Israel is thus split and indefensible, this makes BHO's otherwise surprising Jerusalem quote insupportable. That is, when taken in context of the aforesaid comment, Jerusalem - not to mention the rest of Israel - would be in the hands of the enemy.<BR/><BR/>Cool, but dangerous, rhetorical trick.Ashanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447755257306604807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post-79056836193333260732008-06-05T00:34:00.000-04:002008-06-05T00:34:00.000-04:00I wholeheartedly believe Obama means it personally...I wholeheartedly believe Obama means it personally (it's consistent w/everything he's said before), however, it was a very, very bad move from a foreign policy standpoint, a serious mistake; in order to have any cred to negotiate with any Islamic country, not just w/over Israel, Obama's going to have to do some backtracking or create doubt that he meant it, maybe send out his anti-Israel advisers. In the past Obama has said Jerusalem would not be divided along the '67 lines, but this went beyond that. By saying what Obama did the ummah may well look to other intermediaries outside of the US, heck, even Israel herself is more flexible on Jerusalem than Obama!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com