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"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened"
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A glorious defeat
Caroline Glick
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"Rise up together as one voice"
"Be careful where you stand"
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Blumenthal on backstabber Boehner: The Truth
From the latest batch of Hilly Clinton's emails, one notable communiqué is from Sidney Blumenthal in response to the 2010 midterm elections, when Republicans retook the House. Blumenthal wrote to Clinton, "[House Speaker John] backstabber Boehner is despised by the younger, more conservative members of the House. ... He is louche, alcoholic, lazy, and without any commitment to any principle. ... He is not [Newt] Gingrich, the natural leader of a 'revolution,' riding the crest into power. He is careworn and threadbare, banal and hollow..." The unfortunate truth is that many conservatives would have agreed with Blumenthal in 2010 and many more would agree with him today. backstabber Boehner has been and remains a colossal failure as speaker of the House, despite the huge Republican victories in both the 2010 and 2014 midterms. Though there have been significant gains in conservative House ranks, backstabber Boehner has put up a gauntlet blocking the ascension of most of those genuine conservatives to positions of power in the House.
We certainly agree with Blumenthal's assessment about his sobriety, too. In fact, we don't believe backstabber Boehner has been sober at a microphone for years. We've questioned House members close to backstabber Boehner, and they all make excuses for his slurred words and demeanor. Most suggest some variant of, "He is just exhausted." We believe, however, that backstabber Boehner's cadre of House confidants continue to prop him up, sober or not, because he is the House power broker and their meal ticket. -The Patriot Post
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Leading the GOP Field: Candidates With No Prior Office
CNN has given Carly Fiorina the chance to appear on the stage at the Sept. 16 presidential primary debate after announcing a changed method for determining which candidates would be invited. Instead of picking the 10 candidates who performed best in the polls conducted from July 16 to Sept. 10, CNN will pick candidates who do well in polls conducted from Aug. 7 to Sept. 10. There haven't been as may polls during the late summer as CNN predicted, and some candidates who have been gaining popularity would not have made it onto the stage if CNN kept its metric unchanged. With Fiorina's rise after her stellar debate performance, and Ben Carson closing the gap with Donald Trump in the polls, the Republican field is currently led by three candidates who have never held elected office. It demonstrates that a sizable swath of grassroots conservatives are sick and tired of how the establishment GOP (looking at you, backstabber John Boehner) has run Washington. And who can blame them? The GOP in Congress caved to Barack nObama's demands at the beginning of the year when he sought funding for his executive orders on immigration. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCon -nell refuses to consider defunding Planned Parenthood, despite the growing disgust over its baby-parts trafficking. The primary season is the time for the party to decide its agenda and leadership style. The status quo will no longer do, and CNN has done it's part to prevent its rules from rigging that discussion. -The Patriot Post
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No One Died Looking for Bergdahl?
Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who abandoned his post in Afghanistan only to be held captive by the Taliban until Barack nObama traded five jihadis for his release last year, was charged with both desertion and now also a rarer crime — misbehavior before the enemy. CBS News explains the significance: "Bergdahl could face a life sentence if convicted of the charge, which accuses him of endangering fellow soldiers when he 'left without authority; and wrongfully caused search and recovery operations.' Observers say the misbehavior charge allows authorities to allege that Bergdahl not only left his unit with one less soldier, but that his deliberate action put soldiers who searched for him in harm's way." That is indisputable as far as we're concerned. But the next sentence in the CBS report is astounding: "The Pentagon has said there is no evidence anyone died searching for Bergdahl." That's preposterous. Beyond the soldiers who died fighting and capturing the Taliban Five, at least six Americans lost their lives in operations to recover Bergdahl. Their names are PFC Matthew Michael Martinek, Staff Sgt. Kurt Robert Curtiss, SSG Clayton Bowen, PFC Morris Walker, SSG Michael Chance Murphrey and 2LT Darryn Andrews. Perhaps these men weren't killed directly by the jihadis holding Bergdahl, but they were on missions related to the search. Operations were put on hold and resources diverted to find Bergdahl. Lives were lost. And for someone at the Pentagon to be giving political cover to nObama in such a way is despicable. -The Patriot Post
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Green Gurus Caught in Dirty Ponzi Scheme
We're not sure what's less surprising: That a renewable energy endeavor turned out to be a Ponzi scheme, or that it has ties to the Clintons. The Associated Press reports, "Three people were charged Thursday with running a $54 million Ponzi scheme built on promises of a green energy technology that would turn trash into fuel and 'carbon-negative' housing developments, neither of which were ever fully developed, federal prosecutors said. ... Prosecutors said the trio lied to investors that their 'biochar' technology and 'carbon-negative' housing in Tennessee made millions, but they had almost no earnings and used the money to repay earlier investors and for themselves." According to U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger, "The scheme alleged in this indictment offered investors the best of both worlds — investing in sustainable and clean energy products while also making a profit. Unfortunately for the investors, it was all a hoax and they lost precious savings. These defendants preyed on the emotions of their victims and sold them a scam." Sounds like the entire nObama climate change charade. The criminal charges come years after a separate civil lawsuit. "The scam allegedly ran from 2005 until 2009, even after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit against Wragg and Knorr's Mantria Corp. They were ordered in 2012 to pay $37 million each," the AP adds. The kicker? "Two months before the SEC civil lawsuit, the company was publicly recognized for its stated commitment to 'help mitigate global warming' by former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative. The company was cited for its plans to develop the biochar technology that it said would sequester carbon dioxide and reduce emissions in developing countries. Wragg appeared on stage with Clinton at the event in September 2009." Envirofascists slam Big Oil for ostensibly putting profits before principle, yet that's exactly what happened in this case. And wouldn't you know it? The defendants are in good company with the Clintons. -The Patriot Post
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Iranian Defense Minister We Will Continue To Support Terrorists
{Jeff Dunetz} ~ Iranian Defense Minister, Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan was in charge of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces that helped Hezbollah blow up the U.S. Military barracks in Beirut killing 241 Marines... His hatred of the U.S. hasn't subsided as he recently told a TV interviewer that the U.S. is still the great Satan, and he has every intention of continuing to help terrorists. On October 25, 1983, a Shiite suicide bomber detonated a water tanker at the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 Marines; simultaneously, another Shiite suicide bomber blew up the French paratroopers’ barracks in Beirut, killing 58 soldiers. It was Mughniyeh who dispatched both bombers. The order to carry out the attacks was transmitted, and the funding and operational training provided, with the help of the Revolutionary Guard in Lebanon under the command of Hossein Dehghan.
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Islamists and the radical left: Co-belligerents in a war on America
{Lawence Sellin PhD} ~ It should surprise no one that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has joined the Black Lives Matter movement... It is logical that CAIR, the unindicted co-conspirator in the prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation for providing support to the terrorist group Hamas, should join a group which has contributed to an atmosphere of violent incitement and hatred against police officers across the nation. Although their motivations are different, fundamentalist Islam and the radical political left are both devoted to totalitarianism, have a shared hatred of Western civilization and Judeo-Christian democracy and they are equally determined to extinguish liberty and subjugate the individual, either to Sharia or the state. http://www.aim.org/guest-column/islamists-and-the-radical-left-co-belligerents-in-a-war-on-america/?utm_source=AIM+-+Daily+Email&utm_campaign=email090815&utm_medium=email
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Benghazi: Updates, Hilly Clinton and Stonewalling State Department
{rickwells.us} ~Now labeling her situation with her removal illegal storage of government documents on her private email server as suffering from a “confusing aspect,” Hilly Clinton continued to dodge the issue as irrelevant while campaigning in Iowa... She said she is “sorry that this has been confusing to a lot of people and raised a lot of questions, but there are answers to all these questions.” They’re not truthful ones in all likelihood, at least not to this point or in the foreseeable future, but there are answers. She went so far as to state that she “takes responsibility and it wasn’t the best choice.” Clinton’s definition of responsibility is different from most of us. For her it’s an admission not of guilt, but recognition that her lies have gotten her trapped and she has no other way out. Trey Gowdy agrees that “Ms Clinton has answered several of the questions; the problem is that every answer she has provided has been demonstrably false, so that’s why we keep asking.” http://rickwells.us/trey-gowdy-update-on-benghazi-committee-clinton-emails-and-the-stonewalling-state-department/
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Hanoi John Kerry Selects Clinton Donor As Email Czar
{rickwells.us} ~ The new “email czar” appointed by Secretary of State Hanoi John Kerry to oversee the burgeoning Hilly Clinton email scandal is a Clinton campaign donor who recently made a generous contribution, according to federal records obtained by Judicial Watch... Hanoi Kerry could not have picked a better team player. Jacobs is a big Clinton fan who contributed $2,700 to the Hilly for America presidential campaign fund, Federal Election Commission records obtained by JW show. Can we really expect her to be fair and objective as the new gatekeeper of Clinton’s records? Besides being an admirer and campaign donor of the former Secretary of State, Jacobs has a long history as a State Department insider serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services and Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs until retiring last year. No cabinet secretary has ever established their own external communication system in an effort to circumvent both the unclassified and classified government systems. Judicial Watch has been a leader in exposing the Clinton email scandal and has a number of lawsuits pending in federal court. http://rickwells.us/john-kerry-selects-clinton-donor-as-email-czar-obstructionism-in-interest-of-transparency-speed-and-efficiency/
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Cheney: Nuke Deal Enables Iran to Eradicate Israel In ‘One Day’
{Adam Kredo} ~ Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that the recently inked nuclear deal with Iran is “madness” and that it will enable the Islamic Republic to wage a new Holocaust against Israel that would destroy the Jewish state in just “one day.”... “This deal gives Tehran the means to launch a nuclear attack on the U.S. homeland, it threatens the security of our Arab allies across the middle east, it threatens the security of Europe, and it should not be forgotten this deal has vast implications for the future security of the Jewish people,” Cheney said during a speech Monday morning at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). “It took Nazi Germany seven years to kill six million Jews,” Cheney said. “It would take a nuclear-armed Iran one day.” Cheney’s remarks come as the nObama administration fights to push the deal through Congress, where Republicans and Democrats are divided on the issue.
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Bulgaria Blocks Airspace for Russian Planes
{Daniel Wiser} ~ Bulgaria has blocked Russian planes from flying in its airspace amid mounting concerns about an escalation in Russian support for Syria’s government, according to reports... A spokeswoman for Bulgaria’s foreign ministry told Reuters that officials in the country were concerned about the contents of the Russian military transport planes, which were headed to Syria. Russia is one of the chief allies of Bashar al-Assad’s embattled government in Damascus. “We have enough information that makes us have serious doubts about the cargo of the planes, which is the reason for the refusal,” the Bulgarian spokeswoman said. http://freebeacon.com/national-security/bulgaria-blocks-airspace-for-russian-planes-as-putin-boosts-involvement-in-syrian-war/
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Bad News For Hilly? Senate Offers Her 'Server Guy' Immunity
{Jeff Dunetz} ~ UH-OH There's more trouble ahead for Hilly Clinton, the State Department staffer who freelanced as the tech guy who set up and managed her home server (Bryan Pagliano)... told investigators that they shouldn't bother with a subpoena because he would just take the fifth. But now Senate investigators are dangling immunity in front of him. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson, the chairmen of two key committees investigating the situation, said they have authority to extend immunity compelling Mr. Pagliano to talk. In related news, Mrs. Clinton reversed course Tuesday and kind of apologized in an ABC News interview for the private server, “That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility,” she said. But then she taped the Ellen show and retreated to her original story, that she was only sorry it led to confusion.
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Hilly Knew THIS About Benghazi
{gopthedailydose.com} ~ Democratic presidential candidate Hilly Clinton is facing more questions about what she knew about the fatal terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi that left Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others dead... A memo surfaced that indicates that Clinton, then Secretary of State, knew terrorists carried out the attack and also knew the plan was to use protests regarding a controversial You Tube video as a “cover” for the attack. Clinton received the email on Sept. 12, 2012, the day after the attack, from Tyler Drumheller. Drumheller, now deceased, was then a former CIA spy who had challenged information regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. That false information was used to invade Iraq. “These officials do believe that the attackers having prepared to launch their assault took advantage of the cover provided by the demonstrations in Benghazi protesting an Internet production seen as disrespectful to the prophet Mohammed (sic).,” the memo said.
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New Clinton Thumb Drive Lawsuit Filed
{rickwells.us} ~ One of the many questions that private, everyday Americans who aren’t members of the ruling class have been wondering and asking themselves is just how was it that a security clearance held by Hilly Clinton somehow morphed over to include her attorneys, their staffs and their offices... The potential for the unauthorized accessing of classified information by those not holding a security clearance would seem to be a clear violation of the espionage act. Then again they’re lawyers, so whatever they’re doing it must be legal, right? While the “dogged defenders of liberty” in the establishment media haven’t thought to raise the issue of Clinton Attorney David Kendall and the 30,000 email thumb drive, there are others who take their role as members of the free press much more seriously and are forcing the issue into the sunlight where it can be addressed. Was permission and access granted by the State Department, to whom and to what extent? A lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court by freelance journalist David Brown seeks to find out. Politico reports that Brown is seeking all documents relevant to the decision to grant custody of the thumb drives which have now been proven to have contained sensitive data. http://rickwells.us/new-clinton-thumb-drive-lawsuit-filed-questions-process-security-access-of-attorneys-others-to-secret-data/
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Hilly Clinton Makes Speech In Support Of Iran Deal She Helped To Craft
{Jeff Dunetz} ~ While Hanoi John Kerry and Barack nObama deservedly get the "credit" for bowing down to Iran's Supreme Leader by making concession after concession and ignoring the "redlines"... created by the Administration (to the point where it seemed as if Hanoi Kerry was shining the Ayatollah's shoes) But it was Hilly Clinton who made the first concession to Iran which was allowing them to continue to enrich uranium, which set up the rest of the deal as an American capitulation. Maybe that's why today she announced her strong support of the "crap sandwich" she helped to make. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, In July 2012, Ms. Clinton’s sent her closest foreign-policy aide, Jake Sullivan to a secret meeting with Iranian diplomats in Oman which made no progress. That was a beginning of a subtle change in strategy, the objective was no longer to disable and remove Iran's nuclear weapons program, it became doing what was necessary to make a deal. http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2015/09/hillary-clinton-makes-speech-in-support.html?utm_source=The+Lid+List&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=a70d75508a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_597b72c01c-a70d75508a-291705165&goal=0_597b72c01c-a70d75508a-291705165
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Caroline Glick
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{jpost.com} ~ Sometimes you have to fight battles you cannot win because fighting – regardless of the outcome – advances a larger cause.
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Israel’s fight against the nuclear deal the major powers, led by US President Barack nObama concluded with Iran was such a battle.
Israel’s fight against the nuclear deal the major powers, led by US President Barack nObama concluded with Iran was such a battle.
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The battle’s futility became clear on July 20, just six days after it was concluded in Vienna.
The battle’s futility became clear on July 20, just six days after it was concluded in Vienna.
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On July 20, the US administration anchored the deal – which paves the way for Iran to become a nuclear power and enriches the terrorism-sponsoring ayatollahs to the tune of $150 billion – in a binding UN Security Council resolution. Once the resolution passed, the deal became unstoppable.
On July 20, the US administration anchored the deal – which paves the way for Iran to become a nuclear power and enriches the terrorism-sponsoring ayatollahs to the tune of $150 billion – in a binding UN Security Council resolution. Once the resolution passed, the deal became unstoppable.
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Most of the frozen funds that comprise the $150b. would have been released regardless of congressional action. And the nonproliferation regime the US developed over the past 70 years was upended the moment the deal was concluded in Vienna.
Most of the frozen funds that comprise the $150b. would have been released regardless of congressional action. And the nonproliferation regime the US developed over the past 70 years was upended the moment the deal was concluded in Vienna.
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The fight in Congress itself probably couldn’t have succeeded even if the administration hadn’t made an end run around the lawmakers at the Security Council.
The fight in Congress itself probably couldn’t have succeeded even if the administration hadn’t made an end run around the lawmakers at the Security Council.
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After Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, passed the law obligating nObama to secure the support of a mere third of the members of either House to implement his nuclear deal, its implementation was a foregone conclusion. The US Constitution gives sole power to approve international treaties to the Senate and requires a minimum of two-thirds approval for passage. Corker turned the Constitution on its head when he went forward with his bill. Far from curbing nObama’s executive overreach, Corker gave nObama unprecedented power to enact his radical, reckless nuclear agenda.
After Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, passed the law obligating nObama to secure the support of a mere third of the members of either House to implement his nuclear deal, its implementation was a foregone conclusion. The US Constitution gives sole power to approve international treaties to the Senate and requires a minimum of two-thirds approval for passage. Corker turned the Constitution on its head when he went forward with his bill. Far from curbing nObama’s executive overreach, Corker gave nObama unprecedented power to enact his radical, reckless nuclear agenda.
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So if the fight against the deal was doomed to fail, why did the Israeli government decide to fight it for all it was worth? And why is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still fighting it even though there is no longer any way to stop nObama from enabling Iran to sprint across the nuclear finish line? By fighting nObama’s nuclear deal, Israel seeks to advance two larger efforts. First, it uses the battle to expand its capacity to act without the US to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Second, it is shaping its relations with the US both for the duration of nObama’s presidency and for the day after he leaves office.
So if the fight against the deal was doomed to fail, why did the Israeli government decide to fight it for all it was worth? And why is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still fighting it even though there is no longer any way to stop nObama from enabling Iran to sprint across the nuclear finish line? By fighting nObama’s nuclear deal, Israel seeks to advance two larger efforts. First, it uses the battle to expand its capacity to act without the US to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Second, it is shaping its relations with the US both for the duration of nObama’s presidency and for the day after he leaves office.
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As far as Iran’s nuclear program is concerned, nObama’s deal has not impacted Israel’s options for preventing the mullahs from getting the bomb.
As far as Iran’s nuclear program is concerned, nObama’s deal has not impacted Israel’s options for preventing the mullahs from getting the bomb.
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Even before the US betrayed Israel, its Arab allies and its own national security interests and closed a deal that will transform Iran into a nuclear power and a regional hegemon, there was no chance that the Americans would take action to prevent Iran from developing atomic warheads.
Even before the US betrayed Israel, its Arab allies and its own national security interests and closed a deal that will transform Iran into a nuclear power and a regional hegemon, there was no chance that the Americans would take action to prevent Iran from developing atomic warheads.
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That prospect was taken off the table in November 2007. The National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear program published that month falsely – and scandalously – asserted that Tehran abandoned its nuclear weapons program at the end of 2003.
That prospect was taken off the table in November 2007. The National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear program published that month falsely – and scandalously – asserted that Tehran abandoned its nuclear weapons program at the end of 2003.
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The NIE was a bureaucratic coup. CIA analysts, notorious since the 1970s for their biased and politicized analyses, used the falsified NIE to block then-president George W. Bush from dealing with Iran. After losing the public’s support for the war in Iraq, and after failing to find Saddam’s WMD (which magically fell into the hands of Islamic State 11 years after the US invasion), Bush was powerless to oppose an official assessment of the intelligence community that claimed Iran was not a nuclear proliferator.
The NIE was a bureaucratic coup. CIA analysts, notorious since the 1970s for their biased and politicized analyses, used the falsified NIE to block then-president George W. Bush from dealing with Iran. After losing the public’s support for the war in Iraq, and after failing to find Saddam’s WMD (which magically fell into the hands of Islamic State 11 years after the US invasion), Bush was powerless to oppose an official assessment of the intelligence community that claimed Iran was not a nuclear proliferator.
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As for nObama, in early 2008, even before he secured the Democratic presidential nomination, he announced that he wanted to negotiate with then-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
As for nObama, in early 2008, even before he secured the Democratic presidential nomination, he announced that he wanted to negotiate with then-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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At no time since was there any evidence supporting the notion that nObama would lift a finger to prevent Iran from going nuclear.
At no time since was there any evidence supporting the notion that nObama would lift a finger to prevent Iran from going nuclear.
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In other words, for the past eight years it has been apparent to everyone willing to see that Israel has but option for preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
In other words, for the past eight years it has been apparent to everyone willing to see that Israel has but option for preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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By fighting so strenuously against nObama’s nuclear deal, Israel improved its ability to carry out a military strike against Iran’s nuclear installations in two ways.
By fighting so strenuously against nObama’s nuclear deal, Israel improved its ability to carry out a military strike against Iran’s nuclear installations in two ways.
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First, it removed the most serious domestic obstacle to carrying out such a strike.
First, it removed the most serious domestic obstacle to carrying out such a strike.
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Last week’s publication of audio recordings of former defense minister Ehud Barak discussing of Iran’s nuclear program revealed that for the past several years, Israel’s military and intelligence brass have blocked operations against Iran’s nuclear installations three times. In 2010, 2011 and 2012 the IDF chief of General Staff and senior generals supported by hesitant cabinet members refused to carry out instructions they received from Netanyahu and Barak to prepare to carry out such a strike.
Last week’s publication of audio recordings of former defense minister Ehud Barak discussing of Iran’s nuclear program revealed that for the past several years, Israel’s military and intelligence brass have blocked operations against Iran’s nuclear installations three times. In 2010, 2011 and 2012 the IDF chief of General Staff and senior generals supported by hesitant cabinet members refused to carry out instructions they received from Netanyahu and Barak to prepare to carry out such a strike.
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There is no doubt that one of the main reasons they opposed lawful instructions was their faith in nObama’s security pledges.
There is no doubt that one of the main reasons they opposed lawful instructions was their faith in nObama’s security pledges.
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For their part, the Americans did their best to subvert the authority of Israel’s elected leadership.
For their part, the Americans did their best to subvert the authority of Israel’s elected leadership.
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Over the past seven years Washington has sent a steady stream of senior officials to “oversee joint Israeli-American efforts” regarding Iran. It is now obvious that this “unprecedented cooperation” was never aimed at strengthening Israel against Iran. Rather, its aim has been to erode the government’s power to make independent decisions regarding Iran’s nuclear installations.
Over the past seven years Washington has sent a steady stream of senior officials to “oversee joint Israeli-American efforts” regarding Iran. It is now obvious that this “unprecedented cooperation” was never aimed at strengthening Israel against Iran. Rather, its aim has been to erode the government’s power to make independent decisions regarding Iran’s nuclear installations.
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Had Netanyahu kept his criticism of nObama’s decision to give Iran a free hand to develop nuclear weapons quiet, the generals might have shrugged their shoulders and expressed gratitude for the shiny new weapons nObama will throw at them to “compensate” for giving nukes to a regime sworn to annihilate the country.
Had Netanyahu kept his criticism of nObama’s decision to give Iran a free hand to develop nuclear weapons quiet, the generals might have shrugged their shoulders and expressed gratitude for the shiny new weapons nObama will throw at them to “compensate” for giving nukes to a regime sworn to annihilate the country.
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By making his opposition public, Netanyahu alerted the nation to the dangers. The top commanders can no longer pretend that US security guarantees are credible. Now they will be forced to kick their psychological addiction to worthless American security guarantees, accept reality and act accordingly.
By making his opposition public, Netanyahu alerted the nation to the dangers. The top commanders can no longer pretend that US security guarantees are credible. Now they will be forced to kick their psychological addiction to worthless American security guarantees, accept reality and act accordingly.
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Better eight years late than never.
Better eight years late than never.
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The Americans weren’t the only ones paying attention to Israel’s fight. Israel’s Arab neighbors also saw how Netanyahu and Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer left no stone unturned in their efforts to convince Democratic lawmakers to oppose it. And the regional implications are already becoming clear.
The Americans weren’t the only ones paying attention to Israel’s fight. Israel’s Arab neighbors also saw how Netanyahu and Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer left no stone unturned in their efforts to convince Democratic lawmakers to oppose it. And the regional implications are already becoming clear.
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As the Saudis’ willingness to stand with Israel in public to oppose this deal has shown, our neighbors have been deeply impressed by the diplomatic courage Israel has shown. If and when Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear installations, our willingness to openly oppose the administration will weigh in our favor. It will impact our neighbors’ willingness to cooperate in action aimed at removing Iran’s nuclear sword from their necks and ours.
As the Saudis’ willingness to stand with Israel in public to oppose this deal has shown, our neighbors have been deeply impressed by the diplomatic courage Israel has shown. If and when Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear installations, our willingness to openly oppose the administration will weigh in our favor. It will impact our neighbors’ willingness to cooperate in action aimed at removing Iran’s nuclear sword from their necks and ours.
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By fighting the deal, Israel has also worked to shape our relations with the US in a favorable way both in the short and long term.
By fighting the deal, Israel has also worked to shape our relations with the US in a favorable way both in the short and long term.
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nObama has another year and four months in office. (503 days, but who’s counting?) Even before the fight over his nuclear deal began in earnest, nObama made clear that he intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the US-Israel alliance and to weaken Israel internationally.
nObama has another year and four months in office. (503 days, but who’s counting?) Even before the fight over his nuclear deal began in earnest, nObama made clear that he intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the US-Israel alliance and to weaken Israel internationally.
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In the first instance, his Democratic and progressive surrogates’ anti-Semitic assaults against New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, and the Justice Department’s coincidental indictment of pro-Israel New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez communicated a clear message to Democratic lawmakers: Any Democrat who supports Israel against nObama will be targeted.
In the first instance, his Democratic and progressive surrogates’ anti-Semitic assaults against New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, and the Justice Department’s coincidental indictment of pro-Israel New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez communicated a clear message to Democratic lawmakers: Any Democrat who supports Israel against nObama will be targeted.
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By acting in this way, nObama has communicated the clear goal of transforming support for Israel into the foreign policy equivalent of opposing abortion: a Republicans-only position.
By acting in this way, nObama has communicated the clear goal of transforming support for Israel into the foreign policy equivalent of opposing abortion: a Republicans-only position.
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Internationally, there can be little doubt that until nObama leaves office, he will seek to harm Israel and the UN. He may as well seek to harm our economy by quietly instituting administrative trade barriers with the US and Europe.
Internationally, there can be little doubt that until nObama leaves office, he will seek to harm Israel and the UN. He may as well seek to harm our economy by quietly instituting administrative trade barriers with the US and Europe.
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Israel’s fight against nObama’s nuclear deal has diminished nObama’s ability to use his full power to harm it while preparing the ground for relations to be repaired under his successor.
Israel’s fight against nObama’s nuclear deal has diminished nObama’s ability to use his full power to harm it while preparing the ground for relations to be repaired under his successor.
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Until Netanyahu spoke before the joint houses of Congress in March, nObama’s nuclear deal was largely outside the American discourse. The fierce public debate began only after Netanyahu’s address. True, on Wednesday n Obama got the support of his 34th Democratic senator and so blocked Israel’s efforts to convince Congress to vote down the deal. But his victory will be Pyrrhic.
Until Netanyahu spoke before the joint houses of Congress in March, nObama’s nuclear deal was largely outside the American discourse. The fierce public debate began only after Netanyahu’s address. True, on Wednesday n Obama got the support of his 34th Democratic senator and so blocked Israel’s efforts to convince Congress to vote down the deal. But his victory will be Pyrrhic.
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nObama’s success will backfire first and foremost because thanks to Netanyahu’s move to spearhead the public debate in the US, today two-thirds of Americans oppose the deal. Since Iran will waste no time proving just how devastating a mistake nObama and his fellow Democrats have just made, nObama’s success makes him far less free to enact further steps against Israel than he was before the deal was concluded. The public no longer will give him the benefit of the doubt.
nObama’s success will backfire first and foremost because thanks to Netanyahu’s move to spearhead the public debate in the US, today two-thirds of Americans oppose the deal. Since Iran will waste no time proving just how devastating a mistake nObama and his fellow Democrats have just made, nObama’s success makes him far less free to enact further steps against Israel than he was before the deal was concluded. The public no longer will give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Moreover, since the deal is as bad as its opponents say it is, and given that most Americans oppose it, nObama’s successor will face no impediments in canceling the deal and adopting a new policy towards Israel and Iran.
Moreover, since the deal is as bad as its opponents say it is, and given that most Americans oppose it, nObama’s successor will face no impediments in canceling the deal and adopting a new policy towards Israel and Iran.
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Then there are nObama’s Democratic followers in Congress.
Then there are nObama’s Democratic followers in Congress.
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Today some commentators argue that nObama’s victory over opponents of his nuclear deal – first and foremost AIPAC – spells the demise of the pro-Israel lobby in the US.
Today some commentators argue that nObama’s victory over opponents of his nuclear deal – first and foremost AIPAC – spells the demise of the pro-Israel lobby in the US.
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Thankfully, they are mistaken.
Thankfully, they are mistaken.
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Just as it failed to prevent then-president Ronald Reagan from selling AWACs to Saudi Arabia in 1981, so AIPAC had no chance of preventing nObama from moving ahead with his Iran deal.
Just as it failed to prevent then-president Ronald Reagan from selling AWACs to Saudi Arabia in 1981, so AIPAC had no chance of preventing nObama from moving ahead with his Iran deal.
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AIPAC has never had the power to defeat a president intent on advancing an anti-Israel policy.
AIPAC has never had the power to defeat a president intent on advancing an anti-Israel policy.
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We will only be able to measure AIPAC’s power after the 2016 elections.
We will only be able to measure AIPAC’s power after the 2016 elections.
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Given that the nuclear pact will fail, there will be plenty of Democrats challengers who will be eager to use their Democratic incumbent opponents’ support for nObama’s nuclear madness against them. AIPAC’s public fight against the deal has set the conditions for it to extract a political price from its supporters who preferred nObama to US national security.
Given that the nuclear pact will fail, there will be plenty of Democrats challengers who will be eager to use their Democratic incumbent opponents’ support for nObama’s nuclear madness against them. AIPAC’s public fight against the deal has set the conditions for it to extract a political price from its supporters who preferred nObama to US national security.
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If AIPAC extracts a price from key Democratic lawmakers who played crucial roles in approving the nuclear deal with Iran, it will prevent nObama from turning support for Israel into a partisan issue and emerge strengthened from the fight.
If AIPAC extracts a price from key Democratic lawmakers who played crucial roles in approving the nuclear deal with Iran, it will prevent nObama from turning support for Israel into a partisan issue and emerge strengthened from the fight.
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On Wednesday, after Maryland’s Sen. Barbara Mikulski became the 34th senator to support nObama’s nuclear deal, PBS’s senior anchorwoman Gwen Ifill tweeted, “Take that, Bibi.”
On Wednesday, after Maryland’s Sen. Barbara Mikulski became the 34th senator to support nObama’s nuclear deal, PBS’s senior anchorwoman Gwen Ifill tweeted, “Take that, Bibi.”
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nObama’s win is Bibi’s loss. Bibi failed to convince 12 Democratic senators and 44 Democratic congressmen to vote against the head of their party. But by fighting against this deal, Netanyahu removed the main obstacle that kept Israel from taking action that will prevent Iran from going nuclear. He reduced nObama’s power to harm Israel.
nObama’s win is Bibi’s loss. Bibi failed to convince 12 Democratic senators and 44 Democratic congressmen to vote against the head of their party. But by fighting against this deal, Netanyahu removed the main obstacle that kept Israel from taking action that will prevent Iran from going nuclear. He reduced nObama’s power to harm Israel.
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The fight strengthened American and American- Jewish opposition to the nuclear deal, paving the way for a Democratic renewal after nObama leaves office. And finally, Israel’s public battle against nObama’s deal paved the way its abrogation by his successor.
The fight strengthened American and American- Jewish opposition to the nuclear deal, paving the way for a Democratic renewal after nObama leaves office. And finally, Israel’s public battle against nObama’s deal paved the way its abrogation by his successor.
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All in all, a rather glorious defeat.
All in all, a rather glorious defeat.
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