Tuesday, March 17, 2009

... and Obama Rebuffs Israeli Hawk

Robert Dreyfuss, in the Nation, here and the neoconish WorldTribune, here
"...there are reports that President Obama's national security team isn't buying the Israeli line that time is running out .........Diplomatic sources said Ashkenazi failed to obtain access to any Cabinet member, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The Israeli military chief, who sought to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat, won't even meet his counterpart, Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff......."The administration is sending a very clear message to Israel, and this is we want to talk about Palestine and not Iran," a diplomat who has been following U.S.-Israel relations said."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

As I have always posted, the key to the region, including Iran, is Palestine. The resolution of the conflict on the basis of justice to the Palestinians is the first stept. Ignoring that principle will only lead to more misery and a much more reduced standing and credibility of the US.