Sunday, April 25, 2010

Either Obama doesn't understand the strategic advantages of the Israeli alliance.

or he is governing out of personal bias ( as his Kenyan background makes him anti-British.)
http://tinyurl.com/y7hf4vk
The strategic foundations of the US-Israel alliance by Caroline Glick
...in light of President Obama's repeated claims that US interests are best served by distancing itself from Israel,...the following essay explaining why a strong Israel is essential for US national security.
Israel's status as the US's most vital ally in the Middle East has been so widely recognized for so long that over the years, Israeli and American leaders alike have felt it unnecessary to explain what it is about the alliance that makes it so important for the US. Today, as the Obama administration is openly distancing the US from Israel while giving the impression that Israel is a strategic impediment to the administration's attempts to strengthen its relations with the Arab world, recalling why Israel is the US's most important ally in the Middle East has become a matter of some urgency.
Much is made of the fact that Israel is a democracy. But we seldom consider why the fact that Israel is a representative democracy matters. The fact that Israel is a democracy means that its alliance with America reflects the will of the Israeli people. As such, it remains constant regardless of who is power in Jerusalem...****Consider the dramatic changes in Iran (from the Shah to Khomeini), in Egypt (from Nasser to Mubarek --and, likely, soon to be back again), the instability of Jordan, the ambiguity of the Saudis,etc. **** ...

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