It is, after all, not a Republican administration.
Administration blocks helicopters for Israel due to civilian casualties in Gaza
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has blocked Israel’s request for advanced U.S.-origin attack helicopters.
Government sources said the administration has held up Israel’s request for the AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter. The sources said the request was undergoing an interagency review to determine whether additional Longbow helicopters would threaten Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Via AoSHQ, via The Hasmonean, who is apparently keeping track.
If this pleases you, by the way, consider that the administration doesn’t have the guts to do any of this openly. Saying one thing in public and doing another in private is a behavior pattern that most of us were supposed to discard by the time we graduated high school; I grant that this is honored more in the breach than the observance, but we expect more from our leaders. If the White House wants to disarm Israel, it should do it in public and take the heat…
Yes, I’m a blind, mad optimist. Almost dangerously so, in fact. But… but… this isn’t right.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
Why not? Because Obama knows what Israel needs better than Israel does
LJ "Beaglescout" Miller Friday, May 29th at 9:55PM EDT (link)You see, he’s so awesome! All the American Jews who voted for him sure knew what they were doing. He is awfully dreamy, isn’t he? He looks just like Will Smith or Denzel Washington in his suit. Dreamy!!! Israel doesn’t need more military equipment to protect it from Iran, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Hamas and Hezbollah. That country just needs more Obama!
/sarc
“Each of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property.”
Sometimes I think Obama stays awake at night plotting on ways to destroy our country...
Aaron Gardner Friday, May 29th at 10:09PM EDT (link)Then I realize that he isn’t…because the plan has already been written, encrypted and loaded into TOTUS for easy access.
Yeah I know that isn’t really any better, but at least I know he isn’t staying up past his bedtime.
Aaron’s Archive
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
exactly and in fact, the better first questions are, why aren't we
Mike gamecock DeVine Monday, June 1st at 9:39PM EDT (link)building missile defense for US and why are we cutting the defense budget in nominal, not just inflation adjusted dollars!
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
Must.......not.......say.......what.......I.......want.......to.............
Kenny Solomon Friday, May 29th at 10:30PM EDT (link)…………because if I say what I want to, the men in black will visit my home.
I really HOPE that the 78% of “my people” who voted for this CHANGE are super happy now.
Schmucks.
Of course you can have my guns……. Bullets first.
I didn’t say rounds, shells or magazines……
I said bullets first.
Come on Kenny.
mbecker908 Sunday, May 31st at 1:23AM EDT (link)They’re just jooooooooooos. And they’re Obama’s ticket to a Nobel.
I had cream soda go thru my nose EOM
OccamsRazor Sunday, May 31st at 1:27AM EDT (link).
Please note Occam...
mbecker908 Sunday, May 31st at 1:30AM EDT (link)that comment was NOT snark. I’m serious.
duley noted
OccamsRazor Sunday, May 31st at 1:32AM EDT (link)No more cream soda for me.
Hubby and I discussed this earlier today.
itrytobenice Sunday, May 31st at 2:32AM EDT (link)I can’t tell you exactly what was said, because it was distinctly not nice, but we believe it goes back to his childhood.
He was raised to believe two things:
1. Jews were oppressors.
2. Blacks were oppressed.
In a child’s mind (and in an adult’s mind if he’s not smart enough to sort out the propaganda from the simple truth) Jews are bad. I don’t think he’s ever sorted that out in his own mind, but is instead reacting with a visceral feeling of himself or his kind being threatened.
We’re coming to war, guys. Real war. The kind of war that involves lots of people dying and lots more suffering. The kind that involves the term “For the duration.” We’re due for one. It’s been 65 years and institutional memory has faded. I just hope that America doesn’t try to fight this one with one hand and both feet tied, as we have tried to fight Iraq and Afghanistan. Because this one is going to involve China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Russia and us. That’s a lot of firepower and a lot of cannon fodder.
The problem with America is stupidity. I’m not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
Israel stages biggest-ever war drill
izoneguy Sunday, May 31st at 11:14AM EDT (link)http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/31/israel.drill/index.html
and
Iranian officials defuse bomb found on plane
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/31/iran.bomb/index.html
If war does start between Israel and Iran it will be interesting to see if Iran can repel the forces from within.
And if war does start between Israel and Iran then Obama himself has pushed the situation to that point. By not supporting Israel and trying to wage peace with Iran is just an epic failure of foreign policy.
“When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”
Thomas Jefferson
Obama okays Longbow helicopters for Egypt.
Kenny Solomon Monday, June 1st at 7:41PM EDT (link)Did I have some sort of bizarre waking-dream ?
Nope
Is my imagination running amok ?
Nope.
Did I write that header ?
Nope.
These folks did:
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/ss_israel0431_05_31.asp
I’m going to go to the shooting range for a bit.
See y’all later.
Of course you can have my guns……. Bullets first.
I didn’t say rounds, shells or magazines……
I said bullets first.