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Foreign Policy Expert Sarah Palin Offers President Obama Advice On Israel

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Thanks to a badly timed ‘settlement’ announcement during Vice President Joe Biden‘s recent trip, followed by a strongly worded admonition from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israel is firmly back in the headlines (alongside, the ‘demon pass‘).

Needless to say, Sarah Palin is not far behind with her take on matters. In a bit of a twist, Palin opted to send her statement to Politico before posting it on Facebook. The short version of Palin’s statement seems to be, why is Obama playing nice with “some of the world’s worst regimes” and apparently refusing to play ball with Israel?

The Obama Administration reaches out to some of the world’s worst regimes in the name of their engagement policy. America and our allies watch as sanctions are eased on Cuba. Letters are written to Iran’s mullahs only to see that regime start killing protestors in the streets of Tehran. Envoys are sent to North Korea as they continue to defy the world’s demand to give up their nuclear weapons. The Burmese military junta’s representative is allowed to travel to our nation’s capital. The President’s envoy for Sudan talks about giving that genocidal regime “gold stars,” while the President shakes hands with Venezuela’s tyrannical leader. In the midst of all this embracing of enemies, where does the Obama Administration choose to escalate a minor incident into a major diplomatic confrontation? With Iran, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea or Burma? No. With our treasured ally, Israel.

I’m not sure many people would consider last week’s debacle a “minor incident;” nevertheless, it’s interesting to see Palin dig in on foreign policy. Perhaps practicing for election years ahead?

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  • Azarkhan

    “I’m not sure many people would consider last week’s debacle a “minor incident…”

    Glynnis, Glynnis, GLYNNIS! Why do you always TWIST THE TRUTH?

    The “minor incident” Sarah the GREAT refers to was the license approval for 1,600 apartments in eastern Jerusalem.

    The “DEBACLE” occurred when your HEROES Presidente Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decided to turn that approval into a MAJOR incident.

  • ChrisNH

    I would say that mocking and bashing Palin might have some resonance if the ‘real’ foreign policy ‘experts’ were doing a swell job making things better rather than worse. But these Einsteins are NOT doing a ‘swell job’ and they ARE making things worse rather than better.

  • MichelleF

    Predictable as always, Glynnis.

  • http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

    YES the settlements are a MINOR ISSUE!!1 Why does the rest of the world have to make it MAJOR by QUESTIONING the INFALLABLE actions of the State of Israel??!!1 Don’t they know that this AUTOMATICALLY makes them ANTI-SEMITIC??!!1 Once again, Sarah has the RIGHT IDEA!!1

  • Christine

    I find Obama and Palin equally idiotic. God help us. Or Mother Earth. Whatever.

  • http://www.nukethefridge.com MartiniShark

    A settlement issue is in fact minor in comparison to nuclear proliferation and human rights abuses, especially concerning hostile states, which was Palin’s point. Like her or hate her, you cannot truly call this a debacle when weighed against those heftier issues, unless you choose to ignore Israel’s status as our longterm ally. For some reason this administration has showed they have little regard for that relationship.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Phil-Bourekas/1538058627 Phil Bourekas

    Obama/Clinton/Biden’s reaction has all the appearance of them waiting for something to jump on Israel about.

    Do I think the US policy should be slavish to Israel? No. Do I think Israel screwed up? Yes. Do I think the current administration should ignore the apology and continue to rub Israel’s nose in it? No. I think they are doing this for other reasons–e.g. to appease the Islamic world or UN perhaps.

    Palin is essentially correct that our efforts to appease our enemies exceed our treatment of our friends. Beyond the Israel kerfuffle, look at HRC’s comments with Argentina on the falklands, look at Obama’s treatment of the Dalai Lama as examples of how we treat our friends, and compare that to the examples Palin cites.

  • Cubby

    The Israeli/Palestinian situation is really the root of many of our problems in the Middle East. Israel, as the more civilized and democratic of the two, should really stop undermining the peace process by doing things like this. Every time they do something like completely levelling one of their neighboring Arab states or building settlements (which, if you really know about the effect they have on the surrounding areas, are seriously F’d up), we aren’t allowed to say anything except shake our heads and say, “Oh, Israel! What are we gonna do with you!”

    Yes yes, I know, “Israel has a right to defend itself”. And it does. But they really ought to take the high road once in a while so as to not make their supporters (us) look like total chumps.

  • Azarkhan

    A DEBACLE is warmly shaking hands with the Diktator Hugo Chavez, and then having that FUCKING PEASANT refer to **YOU** as a “Poor Ignorant Person”!

    A DEBACLE is announcing to the ISLAMIC FASCISTS in IRAN “the promise of a new beginning” that is “grounded in mutual respect” and then doing Nothing when they SHIT on the OFFER by STEALING elections, HANGING protestors, KILLING our soldiers in IRAQ, and BUILDING an Atom BOMB!

    A DEBACLE is Humiliating ENGLAND at Conferences and over the Falklands—-The same ENGLAND that sends Soldiers to IRAQ to Fight Beside Us!

    A DEBACLE is going on a State Visit to the Peoples Republic of CHINA to discuss Climate Change! Nuclear Proliferation! Economic Recovery! Human Rights! North Korea! and then Achieve NOTHING!!!!!

  • Cubby

    Wow. Just, wow.

  • Caryson

    Get Real People!

    Obama has been a foreign policy disaster!!!

    Remember Iran? (I will talk to anyone anyplace anytime. Right up to the time they get a Nuke)
    Remember Russia? (How is that Re-Set Button crap going?)
    Remember North Korea? (Couldn’t do a thing without help from Billy Jeff Clinton)
    Remember Poland (How is that Hope and Change with the Missile Shield)
    Remember Honduras? (Backed the wrong horse in that race)
    Remember the United Kingdom (you think he actually likes them cause they can’t stand him?)
    Remember Georgia? (He is ceding this country to the Russians)

    This is amateur hour in the White House and State Dept.

    ….. Does Hillary still work there? Who would know with all these special envoys doing her job.

    This spat with Israel is part of the Obama policy of moving away from a key democratic ally, Israel. Obama’s administration is full of Anti-Zionists such as Susan Rice.

    I salute Sarah Palin for speaking the truth about Obama and policies. Screw the MSM and the rest of the Obama news scribes about what they think of her.

    Hope and Change ……Bah Humbug!!!!

    Welcome to the Obama Bizarro World and me no likey!

  • Jim R

    Thanks, Sarah, looks like you’ve been studying Kristol’s neocon talking points real hard! I’m impressed.

    Pardon us while we try to unravel the old Republican poke in the eye diplomacy that has most of the planet hating our guts, but feel free to undermine those efforts anytime your vision of the onset of the end times is threatened.

  • MichelleF

    Ah Jim, not sure if you’ve heard, but world opinion of America has gone DOWN since BO took office. The truth hurts, I know.

  • Cubby

    According to who(m)?

  • Ted

    MIchelleF gets HER fair and balanced INFO from GleNN BECk; that’s really ALL you need TO know. Based ON some of THE posts, apparently THE tea-baggers HAVE come down WITH a nasty case OF Obama Deranagement Syndrome. SARAH Palin + TALKING = DEbackle

  • blueblogger

    It is hard for me to believe that Sarah actually wrote that paragraph!! There isn’t a yubetcha in there anywhere.

  • Barney

    Wow..Palin is so much more qualified than the idiot that currently takes up soace in the WH

  • Ted

    Barney – Its good to see you are finally putting some thought into your posts; but careful not to hurt yourself.

  • blueblogger

    Barney, I love your avatar. She is a great lady and a wonderful first lady. I am glad you are spreading her picture around the net.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gordon-Bloyer/537945868 Gordon Bloyer

    If Azark won’t stop with all the foul language, he needs to be removed.

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