Sunday, August 02, 2009

US Tells Israel Stop Ranting and Raving About Iran

Talk about sheer arrogance and stupidity

Hey folks,

This article caught my attention at first. It's from the The Nation - US Tells Israel: Iran Has Eight Weeks. But then I started reading it. It's by Robert Dreyfuss – Fri Jul 31, 10:07 am ET. That is where I stopped.

Remember Robert Dreyfuss? He is a former IWA award recipient. He is the guy that thinks any terror plot foiled here in the US is a scam. Poor innocent Muslims tricked into becoming Terrorists, by the evil Government undercover agents. I'm not kidding. This guy is a nut and a big Anti-War Kook. He does not posses an ounce of intelligence.

This article is not different. Here is an example. He starts off telling us how the US as just told Israel to stop "Ranting and Raving" about Iran for Eight weeks.

Eight weeks! According to Haaretz, the liberal Israeli daily, that's how much time they're willing to give Iran to start talking. Let's hope that Iran does start talking by then, but if they don't, well, then it'll take longer.

Translation? "Then it will take longer. Who cares. How dare we tell Iran how long it will take. Who the hell cares about Israel anyway. Right?" Then he says this

Just a guess, but I think top Israeli officials are well aware of what the vaunted minions of the Israel lobby are doing in Washington.

Yeah he doesn't like Lieberman nor Israel, nor SANCTIONS. He thinks SANCTIONS against Iran are bad. {Laughing} Like I said, the guy is a Kook. So I just went to the REAL story here. Haaretz - U.S. briefs Israel on new Iran nuke sanctions By Barak Ravid

American officials briefed Israel this week on the administration's ideas for intensifying sanctions against Iran if it fails to respond to President Barack Obama's offer of dialogue.

U.S. National Security Advisor James Jones, who is now in Israel to discuss Iran's nuclear program, indicated that Tehran has until the UN General Assembly in the last week of September to respond. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivered a similar message during his visit here earlier this week. If no satisfactory answer is received, the Americans said, they would work to form an international coalition to impose harsh sanctions on Iran.


Yeah, Obama is to important to visit Israel himself. Right? He sends underlings to dictate to them how they should act. Get this sheer and outright arrogance.

A senior source in Jerusalem said the American message to Israel in these talks was to "lower its profile" and refrain from "ranting and raving" about Iran in public until the international evaluation on Iran takes place at the end of September. "Until that date, we must give diplomacy a chance," the official said.

ABSOLUTE BS! Do you understand what this just said? Seriously? Do you get it. The US, under Obama rule, just told an American Ally what they can and cannot say in public? Is he going to tell Iran to stop "Ranting and Raving" in public about wiping Israel Off the Map? What about the trials of the Protesters? You know most of them are dead. What about their "Rants and Raves" about the US? OH yeah, we do not impose our will on other countries, except Israel.

New sanctions would mainly aim to significantly curb Tehran's ability to import refined petroleum products. Despite its huge crude oil reserves, Iran has only limited refining capacity, so it imports large quantities of refined products such as gasoline.

Jones and his team reported that a bill by Senator Joe Lieberman to curb sales of refined oil products to Iran is almost complete, and 67 senators have already signed it.

The Americans are proposing financial sanctions such as banning insurance on trade deals with Tehran, which would make it difficult for Iran to trade with other countries. They also want to impose sanctions on any company that trades with Iran and use this to pressure other countries, mainly in Asia, to resist making deals with Iran.

In the next stage, the Americans will consider even harsher sanctions, such as banning Iranian ships from docking in Western ports and, as a next step, banning Iranian airplanes from landing in Western airports.

The talks were held Wednesday and Thursday. The Israeli team was headed by National Security Advisor Uzi Arad and included Mossad head Meir Dagan, Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin, director of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Shaul Horev, and other defense and Foreign Ministry officials.

Jones and his team - including the president's special advisor Dennis Ross, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, and Gary Seymour, the White House official in charge of arms control and nonproliferation, who is a close friend of Arad's - also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi.

On Tuesday night, when Jones arrived, Arad held a reception for him at the David's Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem.

Jones and his team presented the ideas that the administration is forging, together with France, Britain and Germany, on imposing additional sanctions on Iran via the UN Security Council if the dialogue fails. The Americans are also discussing this issue with Russia, which at this stage objects to further sanctions.

China, which has numerous interests in Iran, also objects to further sanctions. Jones told the Israelis that Obama will therefore go to China soon to try to enlist Beijing to join the coalition.

Why will Obama NOT go to Israel? He loves going to Dictatorships, most likely hoping to learn from them, but Israel? He keeps dissing. However, you know as well as I know that Sanctions do not work with Iran. Russia and China will NOT go along with them, and Israel will be force to do what Obama is to cowardly to do, defend itself. How dare Obama attempt to tell Israel not to talk about Iran and Iran's STATED Plans when it comes to Israel. I know that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a smart guy and someone that understands that patience is a virtue. He has FAR more than I, but I wonder how long his patience will last. Especially dealing with someone of far less intelligence with and CLEAR mission that is NOT in the interest of Israel.
Peter

Sources:
Haaretz - U.S. briefs Israel on new Iran nuke sanctions
The Nation -
US Tells Israel: Iran Has Eight Weeks

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