Lieberman Joins Barak in Praising Obama
They choose their words carefully, always limiting their praise to the Obama Administration's providing armaments to Israel. Last week, Senator Lieberman said: It is true, and you'll hear this from a lot of Israeli leaders, that President Obama has been very good on supporting Israel's military and its security.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak has echoed this sentiment.
But does selling Israel military hardware warrant this praise? No one will deny that the Obama Administration has continued the flow from America of weapons that Israel needs to defend itself. There is also evidence that Israel and the United States are sharing vital intelligence on Iran.
Do these facts, require critics of Obama's relations with Israel to recant?
One can argue that Israel's security situation has worsened because of Obama Administration policies. As I write this, there is a news report that the Obama Administration is opening up talks with the Muslim Brotherhood's anti-Semitic spiritual leader. The man who has declared that Israel must be destroyed and who also declared,"Those killed fighting the American forces are martyrs.."
Add to these dalliances with Israel's mortal enemies the following:
The United States has just concluded a massive arms deal with Israel's sworn enemy Saudi Arabia. The Obama Administration has meekly opposed Iran's nuclear arms program. Recently, the United States Secretary of Defense publicly warned Israel not to take action against Iran.
Sadly, this list can go on.