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Obama Rejects Netanyahu Meeting

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is sounding increasingly agitated over what it views as American dithering with economic sanctions too weak to force Iran to end its suspected drive toward nuclear weapons.

In a clear message aimed at the White House, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday criticized what he said was the world's failure to spell out what would provoke a U.S.-led military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. The comments came in response to U.S. refusals in recent days to set "red lines" for Tehran.

Israeli officials say American politics do not factor into their thinking, but that the sense of urgency is so grave that the world cannot hold its breath until after the November election.

"The world tells Israel, 'Wait. There's still time,'" Netanyahu said Tuesday. "And I say: 'Wait for what? Wait until when?' Those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before Israel."

Although the United States has accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapon capability under the cover of a peaceful program, the Obama administration has said it does not believe Iran has decided whether to build an atomic bomb — if it in fact develops the ability to do so

On Tuesday, diplomats told The Associated Press that the U.N. atomic agency has received new and significant intelligence over the past month that Iran has advanced its work on calculating the destructive power of an atomic warhead through a series of computer models within the past three years.

The diplomats who spoke to the AP said the information came from Israel, the United States and at least two other Western countries They demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss classified information member countries make available to the IAEA.....snip~

US-Israel divisions over Iran boil over - Yahoo! News
Associated Press – 3 hrs ago..<<<<<More Here, Way More!


Looks like the Minor things.....just got a little bit Bigger! :roll:
 
Thorgasm said:
I woke up with a kink in my neck today. I'm pretty sure that's Obama's fault too.
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You need to keep you kinkiness to yourself.
 
tererun said:
Oh, you must be one of those people who saw the invisible obama. That was make believe, sorry to tell you. Much like the tough guy character clint plays in the movies, it is all bull****. Do you know what happens when clint eastwood sees a punk with a gun trying to rob him? Lots of begging for his life, and some soiled underwear. I know it comes as a surprise but the movies are make believe. They have things called actors and those guns are fake. Oh, and Santa and the easter bunny are not real either.

"Some people need practical advice."
george Carlin
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So you answer someone about a movie star with a quote from a comedian. :lamo
 
Obama says it was a scheduling conflict and the schedule was set. Plus he was on the Phone with Netanyahu for an hour last night. But then Netanyahu released that statement with the piece I linked up. He must not have been happy with that phone call.
 
MMC said:
Obama says it was a scheduling conflict and the schedule was set. Plus he was on the Phone with Netanyahu for an hour last night. But then Netanyahu released that statement with the piece I linked up. He must not have been happy with that phone call.
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Yes, a politically stupid move considering the hoopla over the Democratic platform that went on last week, with the omission of religion and Israel.
 
ooops

appears bibi never requested a meeting

he expected to arrive and barge into the white house as he liked

kudos to Obama for not letting that happen

let bibi feel the political pain of refusing to negotiate a peace

... Opposition Chairman Shaul Mofaz continued making harsh accusations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in the backdrop of deteriorating relations between Israel and the US. "Who are you more afraid of prime minister? Ahmadinejad or Obama?" he asked in a special Knesset recess debate.

"Israel is not the problem. You are the problem, Mr. prime minister," Mofaz said. "You are the one that no one believes, it's your judgment that troubles them and you are the one being set red lines. ...
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Mofaz to Bibi: Are you afraid of Iran or US? - Israel News, Ynetnews
 
If they want to start a war, then they need to do it themselves. Iran has not attacked anyone in god-knows how long. They are not a threat to the US currently and we can't afford to fight them anyway. So if Israel wants to pick a fight, they already have all the war power they need fight it. Having perpetual wars is killing the US, and if they can't see that their big buddy USA need a break, then **** em. We can cheer them on from the sidelines.
 
American said:
Yes, a politically stupid move considering the hoopla over the Democratic platform that went on last week, with the omission of religion and Israel.
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This is what Netanyahu has to say. As we can see what Clinton said. It is clear that there is a disconnect with this administration and Israel.
 
State Sponsors: Iran - Council on Foreign Relations

hillary's state dept: iran is "the world's most active sponsor of international terrorism"

iran aids terrorists with "funding, weapons, training and sanctuary"

posing "a security concern for the entire international community"

iran directly sponsors hezbollah and hamas and has ties to the taliban and al qaeda (despite the latter's sunni orientation)

indeed, we have seen the presence of the revolutionary guard, this happy arab spring, IN LIBYA

Iran 'steals surface-to-air missiles from Libya' - Telegraph

in march, 2010, joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullen claimed the govt in tehran was arming our enemy in south afghanistan

on the other hand, russia and china openly defy sanctions against iranian oil

and, according to the elite and supremely prestigious cfr, russia and china have "supplied iran with missile technology"

thank goodness iran is exclusively an israeli problem
 
can't meet bibi, the white house says, the "schedule is full"

it sure is

next tuesday:

Jay-Z and Beyonce to host fundraiser for President Obama | News Briefs | EW.com

Obama Back on Letterman Next Week - Yahoo!

maybe netanyahu shoulda gone on pimp with a limp

"oh-BOMB-ah!"

"hey, pimp, whazzup..."

no wonder bill clinton, according to the former editor of newsweek and nyt mag, called president punt "an amateur"

he's in las vegas today---stumping

Obama's Going to Las Vegas | cnsnews.com

at the most crucial juncture in the debt ceiling deliberations, he was "voted off the island" by reid, mcconnell, boehner and pelosi, last july 24, 2011

A president sidelined - The Washington Post

he doesn't go to his security briefings

what exactly does this president punt actually DO with his time?

two things---talk to college kids at swing state universities about the need to invest more in teachers unions

and fundraise

oh, he also breaks the law a lot

move, warn, sequester transparency (passed by congress and signed by electric pen), welfare work requirement (according to gao), congressional testimony about fast and furious (according to the ig), catch and release (according to ice agents' law suit), the hatch act (according to the ocs)...

all in the last week or so

"oh-BOMB-ah!"

tell us about PIT BULL

Dolphins-dissing President Obama chats Pitbull, Medicare with 'Pimp with the Limp' DJ Laz | Naked Politics

where do you go to get back your self respect?
 
The Prof said:
can't meet bibi, the white house says, the "schedule is full"

it sure is

next tuesday:

Jay-Z and Beyonce to host fundraiser for President Obama | News Briefs | EW.com

Obama Back on Letterman Next Week - Yahoo! OMG! Philippines

maybe netanyahu shoulda gone on pimp with a limp

"oh-BOMB-ah!"

"hey, pimp, whazzup..."

no wonder bill clinton, according to the former editor of newsweek and nyt mag, called president punt "an amateur"

he's in las vegas today---stumping

Obama's Going to Las Vegas | cnsnews.com

at the most crucial juncture in the debt ceiling deliberations, he was "voted off the island" by reid, mcconnell, boehner and pelosi, last july 24, 2011

A president sidelined - The Washington Post

he doesn't go to his security briefings

what exactly does this president punt actually DO with his time?

two things---talk to college kids at swing state universities about the need to invest more in teachers unions

and fundraise

oh, he also breaks the law a lot

move, warn, sequester transparency (passed by congress and signed by electric pen), welfare work requirement (according to gao), congressional testimony about fast and furious (according to the ig), catch and release (according to ice agents' law suit), the hatch act (according to the ocs)...

all in the last week or so

"oh-BOMB-ah!"

tell us about PIT BULL

Dolphins-dissing President Obama chats Pitbull, Medicare with 'Pimp with the Limp' DJ Laz | Naked Politics

where do you go to get back your self respect?
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a professional would schedule an appointment
bibi failed to do so
which then tells us bibi is other than professional in the way he conducts policy on behalf of the israeli people
his opponent thinks so, too
"Opposition leader Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) blamed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for what he called the deteriorating relationship between the US and Israel, in a special meeting during the Knesset’s summer recess on Wednesday.

“Mr. Prime Minister, tell me, who is our biggest enemy, the US or Iran? Who do you want replaced, [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad or [US President Barack] Obama?” Mofaz asked in the plenum. “How low are you prepared to drag relations with our closest ally?”

According to the opposition leader, world leaders have not turned their backs to Israel, but they do not trust Netanyahu. "
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Sic Semper Tyrannis : Bibi campaigns for Romney
 
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Contrary to previous press reports, there was never any request for a meeting between the Prime Minister and President in Washington, nor was this request ever denied," U.S. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor told reporters by email.

Obama and Netanyahu later spoke by telephone for an hour "as a part of their ongoing consultations," the White House said. "The two leaders discussed the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program, and our close cooperation on Iran and other security issues. President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu reaffirmed that they are united in their determination to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and agreed to continue their close consultations going forward," it said in a statement.
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What is wrong with the telephone?
 
cbs yesterday:

Wanis al-Sharef, a Libyan Interior Ministry official in Benghazi, said the four Americans were killed when the angry mob, which gathered to protest a U.S.-made film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad, fired guns and burned down the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

He said Stevens, 52, and other officials were moved to a second building - deemed safer - after the initial wave of protests at the consulate compound. According to al-Sharef, members of the Libyan security team seem to have indicated to the protesters the building to which the American officials had been relocated, and that building then came under attack.
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Assault on U.S. consulate in Benghazi leaves 4 dead, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens - CBS News

obama in the rose garden this morning:

“Libyan security personnel fought back against the attackers alongside Americans,” Obama said. “Libyans helped some of our diplomats find safety, and they carried Ambassador Stevens' body to the hospital, where we tragically learned that he had died.”
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Defense.gov News Article: Obama Directs Security Boost at U.S. Diplomatic Posts

still apologizing, apparently

“We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others,” he added.
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oh?

Bill Maher Gives $1 Million To Obama-Supporting Super PAC

remember this one?

Robert Gates: No US 'boots on ground' in Libya | World news | The Guardian

how's that working out?

U.S. to send Marines to Libya to bolster security -official | Reuters

are you sure this guy knows what he's doing?

have fun in vegas, y'all, stay outta trouble

and say hi to beyonce for the rest of us when you see her
 
MMC said:


This is what Netanyahu has to say. As we can see what Clinton said. It is clear that there is a disconnect with this administration and Israel.
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Right or wrong, I think Obama was politically insensitive given what I said earlier and the history between the two men. He should have known that at a minimum the media would take off on this.
 
Agreed.....no getting round it with the Embassies getting hit. Plus Obama has been losing his Jewish Donors from last time round.
 
iguanaman said:
"What is wrong with the telephone?
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Good question. Why do you suppose world leaders ever meet in person when they can videoconference?
 
MMC said:
Agreed.....no getting round it with the Embassies getting hit. Plus Obama has been losing his Jewish Donors from last time round.
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Well, if he hadn't been before, he will now.
 
nota bene said:
Good question. Why do you suppose world leaders ever meet in person when they can videoconference?
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I keep asking the same thing......why waste money traveling. Especially say if one was just in anothers country within the last month.
 
I'm not even sure what the Isralies want. We said we do not tolerate Iran with nuclear weapons, we even said we'll probably go to war if Iran develops nuclear weapons, mind that this doesn't even mean Iran has to attack Israel (which would be the point I'd go to war with Iran)

At least Terran said they'd "wipe Israel from the face of this earth" them selves instead of asking us to do it for them, now even if they had nuclear weapons the likely hood of them actually nuking Israel is slim to none. Those statements had more bark than bite considering Israel has a much more advanced nuclear capabilities them selves.

I guess one thing Israel does have going for them is Iran hasn't been nuked yet. I bet the US has a lot to do with it.
 
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