tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post1138933508084121024..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: The Celebration Of The RattlesnakesFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-14671176127354039652013-08-14T10:20:39.601-07:002013-08-14T10:20:39.601-07:00"making a choice that Israeli Defense Ministe...<i>"making a choice that Israeli Defense Minister Moishe Ya'alon was pretty open about characterizing as "choosing a bad option over a worse option." I have no idea what they were threatened with, but it may very well turn out that this actually was the worse option."</i> <br /><br />Regardless of the details, in principle there is only one threat the Obama administration can make. Ending American support for Israel in the UN and restricting, as much as possible, logistical support for Israel. <br /><br /><i>"whatever they think they avoided, it will be shoved in their faces again and again, for more and more concessions."</i> <br /><br />It has repeatedly been shoved in Israel's face, again and again, if perhaps unspoken, by previous administrations. <br /><br /><i>"There will be no end to it, unless the Israelis themselves start behaving like a sovereign nation, start saying no and drawing lines."</i> <br /><br />In geopolitical relations, never bluff or make a threat you're unwilling to fulfill or give an ultimatum you're unwilling to deliver. Israel "behaving like a sovereign nation", starting to say no and 'drawing lines' will inescapably result in the end of American support. American support has always been conditional upon America having 'veto power' in the relationship and an 'understanding' that if, an American administration wants something bad enough, Israel will acquiesce. <br /><br />The Obama administration is using Israel's belief that it cannot survive without American support as leverage to bring Israel to the gallows. <br /><br />Obama and the left are not merely unfriendly, they are as much enemies of Israel, as is Islam.Geoffrey Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778657759353748709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-11698489841920517412013-08-13T20:11:48.877-07:002013-08-13T20:11:48.877-07:00All I can say is even without the negative ramific...All I can say is even without the negative ramifications to America's security in being a party to encouraging Israel to release these people who are also bitter enemies of America is the position that God will take with regards to this. Given the central position of Israel and the Jewish people in the plans of the creator of the universe, it cannot end well for any nation or people who oppose Israel or the Jewish people or their interests. When I ponder what America and the American government have done to Israel and the Jewish people I tremble for America. May God have mercy and lead us to the right paths and may we be willing to change to that path. Right now we are clearly on the wrong path as a country and there is no way that it can end well for America on the current path. B.Posternoreply@blogger.com