Comments on: Biden Gives Israel Green Light for Iran Attack

By: Avram

Avram — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:20:56 +0000

Or he’s just worried that Obama hasn’t achieved world peace just yet … :)

or he had the ‘florida’ issue again! ;)

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:53:30 +0000

i voted for obama now he has ruined the us

If you voted for Obama you’re either an idiot and voted for the wrong guy–or a liar. I’d venture to say the latter. Or you could be an idiot AND a liar.

By: joe

joe — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:21:33 +0000

obama is a dummy iran is a threat and something needs to be done soon bec iran will just put off the us talks ans still build the nuke bec obama thinks everyone will listen to him .. obama is not smart hes a good talker but not smart im sad to live in the us these days im sad to say i voted for obama now he has ruined the us and hes messing up the world iran will launch a nuke at iseral they are a threat OBAMA IS DOING NOTHNG ABOUT IT !!! he wants talks.. thats not how these people work obama is a muslim he should know … obama should not be in office he should be impeeched before he dose more damage to not just the usa anymore but the world!!!!!!!!!!

By: ellen

ellen — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:15:46 +0000

Nice that Biden recognizes the “sovereign rights” of Israel and of “all” nations.
All except Haiti, Iraq, Honduras….

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:03:32 +0000

It should be said here that Obama has said there is no green light for Israel to attack Iran.

Obama said Tuesday that Biden had simply been stating a fact, not sending a signal.

“I think Vice President Biden stated a categorical fact, which is we can’t dictate to other countries what their security interests are. What is also true is that it is the policy of the United States to resolve the issue of Iran’s nuclear capabilities in a peaceful way through diplomatic channels,” he said.

Watch CNN’s Ed Henry interview President Obama »

The top U.S. military leader, Adm. Mike Mullen, said later on Tuesday that he understands Israel’s position.

“The Israelis see Iran achieving a nuclear capability as an existential threat, and that fact is tied to the rhetoric of the leadership of Iran, which … has said that they would seek to eliminate Israel,” said Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

His counterparts in the Gulf also understand the Israeli stance, whether or not they agree, Mullen said.

“That gets back to the criticality … of solving this before Iran gets a nuclear capability, or that anyone… would take action to strike them. And I think that window is a very narrow window,” he said in a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/07/obama.israel.iran/

That’s also a warning to and about Iran’s (Ahmadinejad’s) rhetoric. The provocation is the rhetoric of eliminating Israel. This is all about threats – which Obama is trying to move away from.

An Iranian official just said that should Israel attack it would be considered an attack by the US.

The US must dissociate itself from Israel and try to negotiate with Iran. And Iran must understand that it’s president’s rhetoric is taken seriously and it can cause Israel to react.

In either case- should Israel attack or Iran attack first there would be terrible consequences.

By: DICKERSON3870

DICKERSON3870 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:51:54 +0000

AN EXCELLENT POST BY TONY KARON, 07/07/07:
“Obama Slouching Towards an Iran War?”

(EXCERPT) …The idea that the U.S. can do nothing to stop Israel from attacking Iran, without provocation, in violation of international law and norms, on the basis of a perceived threat, is the equivalent of the U.S. saying that out of respect for Iran’s sovereignty, it couldn’t act to stop Tehran from attacking Israel should it deem such action necessary on the basis of a perceived threat. It’s precisely this absurdity that had most of the Middle East reading Biden’s “sovereignty” comments as a fig leaf for green-lighting an Israeli attack on Iran…

ENTIRE POST – http://tonykaron.com/2009/07/07/obama-slouching-towards-an-iran-war/

By: Crimson Ghost

Crimson Ghost — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:57:15 +0000

Am attack on Iran — either by Israel, the US, or both — meaks another surge in oil prices, anther plunge in stock prices, and the real risk of turning a serious global recession into a global depression. Not to speak of the large numbers of US soldiers who would undoubtedly lose their lives as Iran responded.

Hard to believe that anyone other than the most extreme Zionist fanatics would favor such a course of action.

By: DICKERSON3870

DICKERSON3870 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:49:41 +0000

ALSO SEE: “No change in Iran policy, White House insists”, by Laura Rozen, 07/06/09

(EXCERPT) …In e-mails and phone calls today, administration officials insisted that Biden’s comments were neither a signal of any change in policy, nor any sort of freelancing. Asked if Biden’s remarks might have been part of an intentional messaging campaign to step up pressure on Iran to negotiate over its nuclear program, officials gave an emphatic “no.” But for all that, the remarks were widely seen both in Washington and abroad as a message intended less for Jerusalem than for Tehran…

ENTIRE ARTICLE – http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/07/06/no_change_in_iran_policy_white_house_insists