Comments on: The coming confrontation? http://www.yourish.com/2009/05/15/7509 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2009/05/15/7509/comment-page-1#comment-36626 Michael Lonie Sat, 16 May 2009 03:54:19 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=7509#comment-36626 Bibi has already doen a stint as PM and has years of experience in foreign relations, as politician, foreign minister and PM, in a region that is dominated by the hardest of hard men. He also was a soldier. Obama has none of this experience. He may be President of the world's most powerful nation but he is a novice at everything he is trying to do. It would behove Obama to listen very carefully and attentively to anything Bibi might say. He would learn something. But I doubt Obama has the humility or good sense to do so. I will wait to see what happens Monday and after. I am not optimistic. Bibi has already doen a stint as PM and has years of experience in foreign relations, as politician, foreign minister and PM, in a region that is dominated by the hardest of hard men. He also was a soldier. Obama has none of this experience. He may be President of the world’s most powerful nation but he is a novice at everything he is trying to do. It would behove Obama to listen very carefully and attentively to anything Bibi might say. He would learn something. But I doubt Obama has the humility or good sense to do so.

I will wait to see what happens Monday and after. I am not optimistic.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2009/05/15/7509/comment-page-1#comment-36625 Meryl Yourish Fri, 15 May 2009 20:04:16 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=7509#comment-36625 I'm with Soccer Dad on this one. I'm going to wait and see, and hope for the best. All bets are off if things go badly on Monday, of course. I’m with Soccer Dad on this one. I’m going to wait and see, and hope for the best.

All bets are off if things go badly on Monday, of course.

]]> By: Eric J http://www.yourish.com/2009/05/15/7509/comment-page-1#comment-36624 Eric J Fri, 15 May 2009 18:03:57 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=7509#comment-36624 The Narrative is set. Just like no diplomacy ever fails, there is no way that this meeting will be reported as harmonious, positive and valuable. I'm actually rather agnostic on just what the relationship is/will be, but I think Israel needs to start treating the US State Dept. as a friendly neutral rather than an Ally. They can continue to treat the US Military as an Ally. US intelligence should probably be treated as somewhere in-between the two. The Narrative is set. Just like no diplomacy ever fails, there is no way that this meeting will be reported as harmonious, positive and valuable. I’m actually rather agnostic on just what the relationship is/will be, but I think Israel needs to start treating the US State Dept. as a friendly neutral rather than an Ally. They can continue to treat the US Military as an Ally. US intelligence should probably be treated as somewhere in-between the two.

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