Obama's Dorian Gray Portrait of plans for an ally

NYT May 1:

Separately, these officials said, Mr. Mitchell's deputy, David Hale, indicated to the Palestinians that if Israel proceeded with the construction of 1,600 housing units in Jerusalem's ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, the United States would abstain from, rather than veto, a resolution in the United Nations Security Council condemning the move.

Perhaps it might be a good idea to look at the wording of such a motion before abstaining. After all, the UN has shown a proclivity for the task of double standards regarding jews, especially those in the jewish state. Has any other president EVER made such a move with ANY other ally?

Commentary:

the Bush administration routinely vetoed anti-Israel resolutions in the UN as a matter of principle. Previous Democratic administrations at least waited to see the language of UN resolutions against Israel before offering to abstain on them.

Haaretz:

U.S. President Barack Obama has told several European leaders that if Israeli-Palestinian talks remain stalemated into September or October, he will convene an international summit on achieving Mideast peace, senior Israeli officials told Haaretz on Thursday.

Anyone anywhere think these talks will achieve anything? Was the purpose of the pressure on Israel to stop building apartments in the old Jewish neighborhood in Ramat Shlomo to begin talks which will prove talks are pointless, and open the door to imposition? I agree on one thing with Obama. Talks are pointless. Especially when you tell one side if you just hold out, the USa will impose on your enemy the things YOU want.

More from Haaretz:

The officials said the conference would be run by the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers - the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia - in a bid to forge a united global front for creating a Palestinian state. The summit, they said, would address such core issues as borders, security arrangements, Palestinian refugees and the status of Jerusalem.

Obama is determined to exert his influence to establish a Palestinian state, the officials said, and several European leaders have vowed that the EU would support any peace plan proposed by Washington.

When White House spokesman Robert Gibbs did not respond to a question about the Haaretz report above, Rick Richman at Commentary concluded that the "proximity talks" are intended to fail:

Consider the Haaretz report confirmed, and watch the Palestinians adopt a negotiating position intended to create the necessary "stalemate."

In related news, the latest CBS News/New York Times poll shows once again the significant gap in support for Israel between Democrats and Republicans. When asked - "Is your overall opinion of Israel very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?" - 48% of Democrats said "very favorable" (7%) or "mostly favorable" (41%). Among Republicans, 70% answered "very favorable" (24%) or "mostly favorable" (46%).

The links below verify EVERY ONE of the assertions above.

Barack Obama is going to impose his version (anyone trust that?) of a peace on the USA's (in the near future - formerly) only reliable ally in the Middle East in the belief that doing so, even if it solves NOTHING except the existence of Israel, will cure the war we face, and as he said, and Petraeus has argued reduce the risk and hate facing American troops.

Has ANYTHING this president believes about how the world works just OUTSIDE the borders proven true? Has he achieved ANYTHING based on those beliefs which improves the security of the American people? Maybe the answer is on the IPOD, made in Shenzen China, he gave the Queen of England.

Could he even get the Olympics? No, but he can attempt to bully our main ally .. and the results will be the same - giving Obama the opening I believe he really wants .. to SWITCH SIDES in the Middle East. Certainly to lay that groundwork. I can hear it ...

'WE must be realistic, my fellow Americans, it is in the American interest to be with the mass of the population and resources in the ME'

Maybe I would feel differently about this reasoning if this president's back ground was more like that of George Marshall, instead of Jeremiah Wright.

Occam's razor, people.

Israel's problem in this case is worse for us. The end point of this administration is going to be far worse for this nation, than an Israel which will reject the imposed peace, or slide into some diplo-purgatory, and face embargoes and pariah-hood.

There will be no nation ANYWHERE who will trust the American people as allies. Obama was fairly elected.

By the people.

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