Comments on: Former US Defense Sec. Gates Once Tried To Ban Netanyahu From The White House

By: rabbiofberlin

rabbiofberlin — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 03:58:28 +0000

nfgo3: Your own words prove my point. As you write “alliances are dynamic relationships”.What makes you so sure that the israeli-US relationship would not change in the future? Saudia Arabia- a good ally of the US,for sure- has just been blindsided. You think it will be different with israel? May I also remind you of 1967 ,when Abba Eban flew to Washington with all the actual written promises and understandings, only to see LBJ totally renege on these written promises.And it is only thanks to Nixon-that reviled President by Americans-that israel was able to overcome in the 1973 war.
Yeah-sure, just trust the US- just as Czechoslovaia trusted the allies.
As far as what you call “the thumb in the eye”, what do you call the reneging of Obama of the Bush letters? Or the cairo speech, that totaslly undercut israel’s position? Yup, just trust Uncle Sam.

By: nfgo3

nfgo3 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:59:08 +0000

Re Comment No. 2: Your recitation of former US allies, i.e., the Shah of Iran, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, South Vietnam et al., does not prove your point that the US is not a good ally, and certainly does not mean that the US is not a good ally for Israel, or that the current Israeli prime minister, Mr. Netanyahu, should not trust the present US administration.

First of all, the US has been Israel’s most reliable ally since 1948, and may be its only ally at present.

Second of all, alliances are dynamic relationships and shift as circumstances change. The Shah, President Mubarak and South Vietnam lost US support because they were unable to uphold their ends of the bargain that brought about their alliances with the US. All those regimes lost control of their countries, notwithstanding extensive American support.

As for Mr. Netanyahu, his thumb in the eye of President Obama during the 2012 US presidential election was a disgrace to all Israel, and it is commendable that President Obama has not terminated the US-Israel alliance in light of Mr. Netanyahu’s insult to the US and its president.

By: sifsei chachamim

sifsei chachamim — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:48:17 +0000

Anyone who’s background is in the intelligence community does not have favorable opinions on Israel cheny/rumsfeld vs. Rice/Gates/penneda

By: YITZCHOKY

YITZCHOKY — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:12:13 +0000

all DEMOCRAT PROGRESSIVE=REGRESSION

By: rabbiofberlin

rabbiofberlin — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:32:07 +0000

Yeah,Mr. Gates, The US is a wonderful,loyal ally!! Just tell this to the Shah of Iran, to President Mubarak, to the South Vietnamese , to Saudia Arabia…yup, the US is a wonderful loyal ally! What a joke ! Bibi is absolutely right i not trusting the Us for one moment, Obama and, who knows, his successors, would throw israel over in a nanosecond if it so wishes and all of the promises and nice words would end up in the garbage can!
And, Mr. Gates, you are wrong in your assertion about different Palestinian and Israeli birth rates- they are roughly the same now! Another lie….

By: MDshweks

MDshweks — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:11:35 +0000

As soon as he agreed to work for Obama I knew he was no good.