Barack Takes Bold Stand on Israel - “Terrorism Bad”
Give me a break! This guy (Barack Obama) is now trying to court the Jewish vote by attempting to relate his losing a Congressional race in Chicago to what the people of Israel endure everyday in horrible acts of terrorism. Take this passage:
When I ran against Bobby Rush [for Congress], the perception was that I was Hyde Park, I’m University of Chicago, I’ve got all these Jewish friends. When I started organizing, the two fellow organizers in Chicago were Jews, and I was attacked for associating with them. So I’ve been in the foxhole with my Jewish friends, so when I find on the national level my commitment being questioned, it’s curious. [Emphasis mine]
Really Barack? You enduring some politics by association hardships in your failed candidacy for Congress is comparable to innocent people in Israel being blown apart by savage terrorists? Your inexperience is showing…
On top of this, Barack was widely known in his early days in Chicago to have been associating with radicals on the Palestinian side of the argument and only came around to support Israel when he realized it would be politically advantageous for a future life in politics. (See this article about Barack’s ascent in Chi-Town’s machine politics).
Now, if that wasn’t ridiculous enough, Barack then trains his perceptive foreign policy analytical skills on the current situation in Israel with this earth-shattering, bold observation:
The lack of a resolution to this problem provides an excuse for anti-American militant jihadists to engage in inexcusable actions, and so we have a national-security interest in solving this, and I also believe that Israel has a security interest in solving this because I believe that the status quo is unsustainable. I am absolutely convinced of that[…] [Emphasis mine]
Are you joking?! Is that supposed to be some sort of bold proclamation condemning terrorism - that Israel probably can’t sustain itself if it continues to be bombarded by rocket attacks, suicide bomber, and radical jihadists of all stripes into perpetuity?
That Barack Obama is just now stumbling onto these facts should be very disturbing to anyone interested in national security and foreign policy, its domestic impact, and the impact on allied nations like Israel who is engaged in a fight for their very survival against these monstrous and cowardly terrorists.
Tags: 2008, Barack, Democrats, election, hamas, Israel, Middle East, Obama, primary, Terrorism
May 15th, 2008 at 2:33 am
“…While Israel is being blown apart by savage terrorist.”
Are you kidding me? Do you know nothing about the conflict between Israel and Palestine? Before you make generalizations that make you sound like an idiot, I’d heavily suggest you examine the reality of international political issues. Don’t be ignorant. The problem with many Americans is that they will believe whatever they are told and never take the time to seek any further information on the issue. If you truely bothered to take an indepth glimpse at various UN resolutions, International Laws, and the actual going ons of the area, you just might change your tune.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:28 am
I have studied the area intensely and you know what sticks out to me? Hamas and the other leading militant factions in Gaza and the Westbank target civilians. They intentionally seek to murder innocent children whenever possible. Where is your outrage over that?