M. J. Rosenberg: Bush’s Sermon on Mount Masada

[laststeamtrain]

Bush’s Sermon on Mount Masada

What was President Bush thinking?

Bush went to Israel to celebrate its 60th anniversary, a nice gesture and one in keeping with a President whose personal proclivities are strongly pro-Israel even if his policies have not done Israel much good.

He used his visit there not just to salute our friend and ally but to promote confrontation with Iran, an idea that is utterly unpopular in the United States (to put it mildly) but is an applause producer in Israel. In fact, he went before the Israeli Knesset to denounce Americans who favor negotiations with Iran before resorting to war. He was clearly referring to Senator Obama although his own Secretary of State Rice and Secretary of Defense Gates hold the same views.

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From an American (specifically an American Jewish viewpoint), Bush is playing with fire. He is sending the message that the reason America would go to war with Iran is because Iran threatens Israel. He’s probably said it a half a dozen times. Asked why Iran is a threat to the United States, he says, “its leader wants to destroy Israel.”

Imagine if FDR had said that the reason the United States had to prepare for war with Germany was to save the Jews of Europe.

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Americans do not send their sons and daughters to war for other countries. That is why the Bush administration made up the Iraq-9/11 connection. Americans would not go to war for oil, or to remove “the dictator,” or to strengthen Israel (all goals of the neoconservatives). They will only go to war if they believe we are threatened. Israel knows that and has never asked the United States to fight its wars for it.

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[Olney Blue]

1. My Jewish friends have expressed similar outrage at the speech.

[liberal N proud]

2. What was he thinking?

bu$h is pissed off that he has not been able to attack Iran to date.
He is like a spoiled little brat and the remarks were from his temper not from his minuscule brain.

Think of the disgruntled 3 year old who didn't get his turn on the swing.

[Tippy]

3. Thats his problem he dosen't think !

Bush believes he has all the answsers. Same thing with the Saudis, I think the guy actually believed he had indeed "jaw boned" them into increasing oil production, they wasted no time telling the world the truth. I just wonder how many still believe Bush....bet McCain does, has McCain maded a statemednt about this mess Yet?

[glowing]

4. Is there anyone left that George Bush has not insulted or pissed off?

It seems to me he treats every one equally bad.

[yurbud]

5. the very, very, very wealthy