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Judging by his actions to date, President Obama appears to have an almost visceral antipathy toward Israel. He's happy to bow and scrape to Saudi King Abdullah, to have photo ops with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and, as he made clear during the campaign, would even open his door to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Korean leader Kim Jong Il if only they would deign to sit down for a chat. But Obama gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the bum's rush on his recent visit to Washington. No photo ops, no joint press conference, no diplomatic niceties whatsoever....
Bum's Rush for Bibi
If that is your justification for Israeli aid you need to reappraise your policy since your ROI seems pretty low. Only thing you seem to get for your welfare directed at Israel is your naval ships attacked, your country spied on and that information turned over to hostile states, and the arming of the Chinese. If Israel is your ally, you need few enemies. Tell me exactly what Israel has ever done for the United State outside of taking welfare and doing things counter to US interests.
"Akagi; you aren't being bombarded with missiles in your town-"
There are some 800 missiles pointed at my home town and while...