Currently, the US is attempting to isolate Iran as it proceeds pell-mell with its nuclear weapons development program. In parallel, Obama is attempting to paint the transition of Egypt from the Mubarak regime to a government headed by the extremist Muslim Brotherhood as a success ("You know, when it comes to Egypt, I think, had it not been for the leadership we showed, you might have seen a different outcome there," http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57565734/obama-and-clinton-the-60-minutes-interview/?pageNum=5).
So, it should come as no surprise that Egyptian president Morsi ("the Jews are descendants of apes and pigs") yesterday hosted Iranian president Ahmadinejad ("Israel must be wiped off the map") in Cairo, representing the first visit by an Iranian leader to Egypt in decades.
Meanwhile, the US continues to provide Egypt with more than a billion dollars of military aid annually (see: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-approves-1-3-billion-dollars-in-military-aid-to-egypt-1.420447).
Will the Obama administration continue to fund the Egyptian army as Egypt draws nearer to Iran? Was there ever any doubt?
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ReplyDeleteWith the US economy spiraling down a black hole at an ever increasing rate, Obama knows that he's got to do something significant on the foreign policy front in order to avoid taking first place as America's worst President ever (after Carter, of course).
My guess is that the purpose of his trip to Israel will be to lay the groundwork for a Palestinian State and to make sure that Israel does not upset his containment policy with Iran.
BTW, it looks as if the editors at yNet (Hebrew ver.)have a subliminal message for the Israeli public. It's not by chance that they chose to portray Netanyahu clinching his fists with a 250/190 blood pressure facial expression, compared to a "hey, let's be reasonable, everything is solvable" Obama photo.
Check it out here while it's still up:
http://www.ynet.co.il/home/0,7340,L-8,00.html
FAIL:
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So, as it turns out only 19 Senators voted against the transfer of advanced weapons to Egypt - all of them Republicans.
http://www.therightscoop.com/failed-rand-pauls-amendment-to-prohibit-sale-of-f-16s-and-tanks-to-egyptian-government-roll-call-vote/
Jerusalem, we have a problem.
Anonymous 10:00,
ReplyDeleteNot only your guess... It was reported by Galei Tzahal today.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-is-coming-to-tell-netanyahu-not-to-strike-iran/