From Jihad Watch:
Netanyahu: "What we have seen is such a huge transformation in our region that we know we will have to spend a lot more to defend ourselves"
While Obama and the American media continue to hail the coming of "democracy" to the Middle East and North Africa, as if the "Arab Spring" really represented a flowering of Western-style democracy and pluralism, Benjamin Netanyahu is more realistic.
"Netanyahu: Islamic 'Wave' Pressuring Israel," by Julie Stahl for CBN News, February 20:
JERUSALEM, Israel -- U.S. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon arrived on his first official visit to Israel on Saturday for talks on Iran, Syria and regional security issues, the White House said in a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Islamic wave sweeping the Arab world puts huge pressure on Israel's security and defenses.
"What we have seen is such a huge transformation in our region that we know we will have to spend a lot more to defend ourselves," Netanyahu said in an address to American Jewish leaders on Sunday evening, which followed a two-hour meeting with Donilon.
But he avoided the topic of a threat of a nuclear Iran in his 30-minute speech, saying "there's so much talk about it that I'm not going to bore you with details."...
In a weekend interview, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsy said, "It's not prudent at this point to decide to attack Iran. A strike at this time would be destabilizing and wouldn't achieve their [Israel's] long-term objectives."...
Last week, Netanyahu said the sanctions were not working....
Posted by Robert on February 20, 2012 11:42 AM |
Netanyahu: "What we have seen is such a huge transformation in our region that we know we will have to spend a lot more to defend ourselves"
While Obama and the American media continue to hail the coming of "democracy" to the Middle East and North Africa, as if the "Arab Spring" really represented a flowering of Western-style democracy and pluralism, Benjamin Netanyahu is more realistic.
"Netanyahu: Islamic 'Wave' Pressuring Israel," by Julie Stahl for CBN News, February 20:
JERUSALEM, Israel -- U.S. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon arrived on his first official visit to Israel on Saturday for talks on Iran, Syria and regional security issues, the White House said in a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Islamic wave sweeping the Arab world puts huge pressure on Israel's security and defenses.
"What we have seen is such a huge transformation in our region that we know we will have to spend a lot more to defend ourselves," Netanyahu said in an address to American Jewish leaders on Sunday evening, which followed a two-hour meeting with Donilon.
But he avoided the topic of a threat of a nuclear Iran in his 30-minute speech, saying "there's so much talk about it that I'm not going to bore you with details."...
In a weekend interview, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsy said, "It's not prudent at this point to decide to attack Iran. A strike at this time would be destabilizing and wouldn't achieve their [Israel's] long-term objectives."...
Last week, Netanyahu said the sanctions were not working....
Posted by Robert on February 20, 2012 11:42 AM |
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