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....

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Shame on all western "FREE" nations primarily USA that we do not openly show our support for ISRAEL.

The best thing for Israel will be a crushing defeat of the usurper in November 2012. If Negroes can look past skin colour, they will know it is the right thing NOT to vote for Barackbar.

Let's hope that the "Kicking of the can" attitude the United States leaders are displaying is either a ploy, or it comes to an abrupt halt and they start slinging lead in the direction of iran.

A strike at this time would be destabilizing and wouldn't achieve their [Israel's] long-term objectives."...

Israel's short term and long term objectives remain exactly the same - survival!

Go Israel!

Raymond mentioned something about the printing press helping to catalyze Protestantism by allowing more people to read the Bible themselves. I just wonder if the rise of literacy, access to the internet and petrodollar-funded education is doing something similar in Islam. As more people learn Islam more thoroughly, some will become disillusioned, but more could become radicalized through following the teachings literally. That would explain the contrast between more pragmatic, though repressive, Islamic societies in the past than the screaming craziness we see today.

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.
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Israel has always lived in a "bad neighborhood"—but it has gotten a *lot worse* in the past year. It is a terrible situation—but it is at least good to see the Netanyahu realizes what is going on—as opposed to so much of the clueless, credulous West.

More:

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.
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Unfortunately, from what I have heard openly bandied about on the news, the main purpose of the US National Security Advisor's visit is to dissuade Israel from taking any action against the threat she faces from Iran if that genocidal theocracy goes nuclear.

More:

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."...
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Well, General Dempsy is right on one count—this *isn't* the best time to take out Iran's nuke sites. That time has long passed. But now is all we have—and the time for this isn't going to get any better.

And once Iran has their nukes poised to "wipe Israel off the map", it will be too late...

I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed in November - Obama is going to win again.

I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed in November - Obama is going to win again.

"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

But ...but ...the experts told us that the Arab Spring and free democratic elections were a solution to all problems.

Whose problems, I wonder? The "bearded ones" seem happy.


"...There is a Jew hiding behind me; SO KILL HIM"
Bukhari Vol. 4, Book 52, #176 + 177

http://schnellmann.org/obama-the-anti-israel-president.html
(video) Obama - The Anti-Israel President

Despite the feelings common on this blog, Obama has proved that he is ready to pull the trigger on OBL, al-Awlaki, and to keep the drones flying and killing in Afghan and Pak. I would not be the least bit surprised if he teams our SEALS and USAF with the IAF and sends Iran back to the 7th century (it's not that long of a trip in their case). I can't think of a surer way to spell "4 more years." If the happens, it will be interesting to see how Limbaugh, Fox etc spin it into a bad thing.....

Anyway, MHO....

he will do it after having provided sanctuary for those who shall carry on the jihad for the other brothers

Israel must do what any sane country would do facing such an inherent danger as a nuclear armed Iran. Obama and his administration are not to be trusted or believed in any of their foreign policy. We here at JW and of course Atlas know that lies and deception are all part of the this administration. The first sign of Obama's deception was the removal of the bust of Churchill the second his kissing the Saudi Kings behind or was it his ring? Wellington has once again hit the nail on the head when he stated that Americans are waking up as is Europe and no one is buying the Islamaphobia bullshit.

Keep your finger on the button.
The spirit of the East: I will rub you out if you would be free.

I'd like to think that Israel is sending Iran to Tartarus, the abode of the damned.
After all, that was the torture that Sisyphus suffered, to labor all day long and then to see all his efforts wasted, and to know that on the "morning after" he'd have to start all over again - from the beginning - forever.

If Iran starts to build a bomb and Israel stops her after only one day, they've lost one day, and Israel would have to stop her every day.
But if Iran is allowed to sink all her effort and treasure into the bomb for twenty years and then Israel erases everything that Iran has invested - then Iran has lost twenty years.

It may be a smart move on Israels part to allow Iran to labor on for as long as possible before sending her back to square one.
Although, if square one isn't sufficient, I hope that Israel has a plan of escalation that does include the "7th century option" - EMP anyone?.
http://empandsolarprotection.com/2011/11/how-would-israel-attack-iran%E2%80%99s-nuclear-production-facilities/

BTW, in the pandemonium after the solution of the Iran problem, I hope that Israel has a plan to solve the Gaza, West Bank, Sinai and South Lebanon problem as well - maybe even the northern Cyprus problem.

Down with islam.

You write,

"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."

You may be old enough to recall the enthusiasm of Tom Brokaw and the others for the revolution of the Ayatollahs that was, in fact, a massive setback for America and its friends, including of course Israel, in the region.

If the American media are neither as ignorant nor as stupid as they appear then it's just deliberate propaganda, isn't it?

From this and for other reasons I have long had the impression the American ruling class has decided, right along with Obama, that the rise of Islamism - through democratic processes in some cases - cannot be stopped and so we just have to deal with it as best we can.

That is true, on the whole.

But I don't see that it means we actually have to welcome it or publicly sanction it because, after all, doesn't everyone approve of democracy?

If Hitler had been a little more popular and the Nazis just kept winning regular and even honest elections would we have had to pretend to approve?

The two Fax New military expect are fool. Israel attack on Iran will fail big time.

""It's not prudent at this point to decide to attack Iran. A strike at this time would be destabilizing" Iran.
Obama has to avoid that by all means. He is eying the 72 virgins.

I0II0I000I
It means that you are barking the wrong tree.

Happy birthday to your daughter, David!

Actually, it's not that cold in San Francisco today—70 degrees and partly cloudy. The temperature is due to drop in a few days, though, and we've got more rain coming...

Nothing like Minnesota, though.

"DefenderofIslam" wrote:

The two Fax New military expect are fool. Israel attack on Iran will fail big time.
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Even though DoI is Sunni and lives in the "Great Satan"—certainly a target of Iran—he is still a great supporter of the Shi'ite bomb.

After all, if they should happen to blow him up, he believes he's headed for "Jehannah" and those 72 virgins...

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