Obama Selling out Our Ally Israel

I always figured sooner or later Barack Obama would wake up one morning and ask himself. " Why are we supporting Israel?" I never dreamed that he would wake up so soon.

Obama's proclamation yesterday that somehow Iran possessed energy concerns and "legitimate" nuclear aspirations leads me to the conclusion that he is either signaling an end to America's relationship with her strongest ally --Israel OR that he is the most
naiive and dangerous president in the past three decades . Yesterday's proclamation is the latest in a long line of subtle , nuanced movements in American foreign policy that erodes the US-Israel alliance as well as sets peace requirements so high as to weaken and isolate Israel without any benefit to our ally.

Over a year ago Benjamin Natanyahu stated , "it is 1939" in regard to middle east security. I respectfully disagree. It isn't 1939 but it may be 1938 when Great Britain signed the Munich Agreement with Germany and gave Hitler "permission" to take the Sudaten Land in exchange for peace. When America fails to recognize the evil that Iran intends to use it's nuclear power capabilities to develop weapons of mass destruction in return to find peace in the region Mr Obama makes the same delusional mistake Neville Chamberlain did when he declared ,"Peace in our time."

The Iranian leadership is evil and has evil intent. That our country is ignorant to this and seeks to further down size our diplomatic influence in the region is baffling but seems to be part of a larger strategy of weakening American resolve to be the world's number #1 super power . It also cedes hegemony to perverse powers such as Iran, North Korea and other rogue states and their irresponsible leaders.

The lesson from WWII ( and most recent conflicts ) is that when world leaders don't stand up to the evil intentions of strongmen like Ahmadinejad what follows is un necessary conflict which creates destruction and misery for mankind. America ought to be doing everything in it's power to isolate Iran economically, diplomatically and politically while at the same back up our efforts with a credible threat of force in the event Iran fails to fall into line. Strength is power in the middle east region. Mr Obama may feel his recent comments will make friends around the world with his apologist

thinking . He is wrong. Ahmadinejad has only contempt for the west and seeks to take advantage of this ill informed young American president whose idea of change in foreign policy is not change for the better.

This is a time for strong American leadership in the world. Mr Obama should be using the bully pulpit of the US Presidency to forge alliances that will protect the world and not weaken it. America should work harder to strengthen it's long standing alliance with Israel . American voters should vote for candidates in 2010 and 2012 who will devise a proper foreign policy and defense for our nation.

Bruce Ash
National Committeeman
http://www.ashforarizona.com/

Please see the summary from the RNC below:

"LEGITIMATE" CONCERNS
Does Barack Obama Know What Iran's Concerns And Aspirations Really Are?
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President Obama: "Without going into specifics [about the nuclear program], what I do believe is that Iran has legitimate energy concerns, legitimate aspirations." ("Obama Interview: The Transcript," BBC, 6/2/09)

So What Are Iranian President Ahmadinejad's "Legitimate" Concerns And Aspirations?

Ahmadinejad: "American Empire In The World Is Reaching The End Of Its Road." ("Ahmadinejad: 'American empire' nearing its end," CNN.com, 9/24/08)

Iran Continued Testing Missiles In April. "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Wednesday that his country had successfully test-fired a medium-range solid-fuel missile apparently capable of striking Israel and U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf region." (Thomas Erdbrink, "Iranian Missile Launch Confirmed; Ahmadinejad Ties Test To Nuclear Program," The Washington Post, 5/21/09)

Ahmadinejad: Weapons Test and Nuclear Capabilities Linked. "In the nuclear case, we send them a message: Today the Islamic Republic of Iran is running the show. We say to the superpowers, 'Who of you dare to threaten the Iranian nation? Raise your hand!' But they all stand there with their hands behind their backs." (Thomas Erdbrink, "Iranian Missile Launch Confirmed; Ahmadinejad Ties Test To Nuclear Program," The Washington Post, 5/21/09)

Senator Joseph Lieberman: Iran "Sponsored Terrorist Attacks That Have Killed Hundreds Of American Soldiers." "The Iranians have supported Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Palestinian territories, and Shiite militias in Iraq. They have sponsored terrorist attacks that have killed hundreds of American soldiers and thousands of innocent Muslims throughout the region. They have also exploited the plight of the Palestinians in a cynical attempt to put a wedge between moderate Arab governments and their people." (Joseph Lieberman, Op-Ed. "There's No Room for Partisanship on Iran," The Wall Street Journal, 5/30/09)

The Washington Post Editorial Board: Iran "Still Stonewalling International Inspectors" On Weapons Work. "The government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still stonewalling international inspectors trying to investigate evidence that Iran has secretly worked on nuclear bomb and missile warhead technology. This summer, it rebuffed the latest Western effort to open negotiations -- one whose only precondition was that Iran agree to a six-week pause in adding centrifuges to the 3,800 it has already installed in a uranium enrichm ent plant... The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency gathered yesterday in Vienna to hear a stern report about Tehran's continuing refusal to answer key questions about the program." ("Iran Slips Away," The Washington Post Editorial, 9/23/08)

Ahmadinejad Called For End Of U.S. Ally Israel. "[Israel] has reached the end of its function and will soon disappear off the geographical domain." (Frances D'emilio And Ariel David, "Un Chief: Food Production Must Rise 50 Percent By 2030," Associated Press, 6/3/08)

Ahmadinejad Called Israel "Dirty Microbe." "World powers have created a black and dirty microbe named the Zionist regime and have unleashed it like a savage animal on the nations of the region." ("Ahmadinejad in new attack on 'savage animal' Israel," AFP, 2/20/08)

Ahmadinejad Denied Holocaust. "They have invented a myth that Jews were massacred and place this above God, religions and the prophets." ("Iran Plans Holocaust Conference", CNN, 1/15/2006)

Ahmadinejad: "The West claims that more than six million Jews were killed in World War II and to compensate for that they established and support Israel. If it is true that the Jews were killed in Europe, why should Israel be established in the East, in Palestine?" ("Ahmadinejad Quotes," The Jerusalem Post,5/16/2006)