Tornado Alley (PROG)

[StephanieVanbryce]

I know they are our friends, etc. but hey, the two countries are married by geography.
And friends don't allow their friend to beat their wife.

We are involved in Iraq and Afghanistan ..even OBL mentioned Israel's treatment ..you can have a friend .....but many people have found that when their friend is on a course of destruction ... . they have to get away ... because, they will go down with their friend.. (I know you knew that . .. ;) )

the Israelis are not and have not been treating the Palestinians like human beings forever....and I think you can see the situation they have gotten themselves in ...Things change ..and suddenly they are not quite as SURE as they were before the Arab Spring ..They may even have to cooperate a bit ... that would be best for them ..... but who knows

As far as Obama .. he always gets pressure from the usual suspects BUT ALSO from our dems ...that's why he couldn't shut down Guantanamo our democratic senators and congress critters who have large Jewish contingencies voted against closing Guantanamo for just that reason .. and it's happening again right now ..

Schumer, Gillibrand, Lieberman and Scott Brown push Obama to confront Erdogan tomorrow

Philip Weiss September 19, 2011

New pressure on Obama to support Israel comes from a bipartisan group of senators urging him to confront Turkish P.M. Erdogan at a scheduled meeting of the two leaders tomorrow. The letter is signed by Joe Lieberman and both New York Dem senators and "details seven major policy decisions recently made by the Turkish Prime Minister that ended 50 years of good relations with Israel and set the two eastern Mediterranean nations on a path to a potential conflict."

Note Scott Brown's presence, from Massachusetts. Is this a sign that he means to use Israel against likely Dem opponent Elizabeth Warren in the Senate race next year? I say again, if this issue continues to boil away, could Obama be primaried from the right?

We understand that on September 2, 2011 -- the same day that Turkey severed virtually all ties with Israel – Turkey also accepted the U.S. offer to host a key missile defense X-band radar (AN/TPY-2) as part of Phase I of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA). ...We ask for your Administration’s written assurances that the data collected by any Turkish-based, U.S. X-Band radar would be shared in real-time with the State of Israel, a major non-NATO U.S. ally, in order to strengthen her defenses against a potential ballistic missile attack from Iran.

Mr. President, it appears that Turkey is shifting to a policy of confrontation, if not hostility, towards our allies in Israel and we urge you to mount a diplomatic offensive to reverse this course. We ask you to outline Turkey’s eroding support in Congress with Prime Minister Erdogan at the earliest opportunity and how its currentill-advised policy toward the State of Israel will also negatively reflect on U.S.-Turkish relations and Turkey’s role in the future of NATO.

Sincerely,

Sen. Mark Kirk

Sen. Charles Schumer

Sen. Mark Warner

Sen. Scott Brown

Sen. Joe Manchin

Sen. Joe Lieberman

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

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http://mondoweiss.net/2011/09/schumer-gillibrand-lieberman-and-scott-brown-push-obama-to-confront-erdogan-tomorrow.html

.......DesertDrifter .. there is so much more. Here is an excellent link for keeping up with Israeli Palestinian
issue and the rest of their relationships with other ME countries..Plus their blogroll is fabulous

http://mondoweiss.net/