Rick Perry and Mitt Romney are proving why they are so utterly incompetent to govern the United States. Perry could very well provoke World War III with his big mouth.
President Obama was contending with arguably the most volatile flashpoint worldwide when Perry charged into New York City with both guns blazing on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, with Romney close behind - all so they can compete for Fundamentalist Christians who believe that God granted the land of Israel to the Jews. The vast majority of American Jews do not employ this argument on behalf of Israel.
Perry’s most notorious line during a news conference in Manhattan: “We would not be here today at the very precipice of such a dangerous move if the Obama policy in the Middle East wasn’t naïve, arrogant, misguided and dangerous.”
From Romney: “What we are watching unfold at the United Nations is an unmitigated diplomatic disaster. It is the culmination of President Obama’s repeated efforts over three years to throw Israel under the bus and undermine its negotiating position.”
As they scuffle for the Republican presidential nomination, these nitwits aggravated a crisis that could lead to more violence in the Middle East. If they come across a burning building, they might as well pour a few gallons of gasoline on it.
Obama rates criticism for his approach to Israel, but Perry’s blast is sweeping and dangerous. Romney’s “under-the-bus” crack is an ignorant distortion. Obama expended an excessive amount of time and effort to bring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas together to resolve the conflict. Could he help it if both misleaders refused to move close enough for a legitimate compromise?
Netanyahu is locked in by a far-right constituency and persists in allowing settlement expansion in the West Bank, which contradicts any willingness to accept a Palestinian state. Abbas should be well aware that a powerful segment of his people will reject a reasonable pact and he continues to demand far more than Israel can accept.
A decade ago, President Clinton failed to convince Yasser Arafat to accept an offer for a Palestinian state consisting of Gaza, East Jerusalem and most of the West Bank.
President Bush’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 created an existential problem for Israel. By ousting Saddam Hussein, Bush eliminated a counterweight to Iran which was in turn empowered to threaten Israel with nuclear annihilation.
Most Republicans have impressed me as being sincere in their support of Israel, but that does not mean they will deal with a given situation appropriately. Perry and Romney have already exposed their own reckless conduct.
President Obama was contending with arguably the most volatile flashpoint worldwide when Perry charged into New York City with both guns blazing on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, with Romney close behind - all so they can compete for Fundamentalist Christians who believe that God granted the land of Israel to the Jews. The vast majority of American Jews do not employ this argument on behalf of Israel.
Perry’s most notorious line during a news conference in Manhattan: “We would not be here today at the very precipice of such a dangerous move if the Obama policy in the Middle East wasn’t naïve, arrogant, misguided and dangerous.”
From Romney: “What we are watching unfold at the United Nations is an unmitigated diplomatic disaster. It is the culmination of President Obama’s repeated efforts over three years to throw Israel under the bus and undermine its negotiating position.”
As they scuffle for the Republican presidential nomination, these nitwits aggravated a crisis that could lead to more violence in the Middle East. If they come across a burning building, they might as well pour a few gallons of gasoline on it.
Obama rates criticism for his approach to Israel, but Perry’s blast is sweeping and dangerous. Romney’s “under-the-bus” crack is an ignorant distortion. Obama expended an excessive amount of time and effort to bring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas together to resolve the conflict. Could he help it if both misleaders refused to move close enough for a legitimate compromise?
Netanyahu is locked in by a far-right constituency and persists in allowing settlement expansion in the West Bank, which contradicts any willingness to accept a Palestinian state. Abbas should be well aware that a powerful segment of his people will reject a reasonable pact and he continues to demand far more than Israel can accept.
A decade ago, President Clinton failed to convince Yasser Arafat to accept an offer for a Palestinian state consisting of Gaza, East Jerusalem and most of the West Bank.
President Bush’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 created an existential problem for Israel. By ousting Saddam Hussein, Bush eliminated a counterweight to Iran which was in turn empowered to threaten Israel with nuclear annihilation.
Most Republicans have impressed me as being sincere in their support of Israel, but that does not mean they will deal with a given situation appropriately. Perry and Romney have already exposed their own reckless conduct.
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