Politics, just like nature, abhors a vacuum. In this case, the 'vacuum' exists at the very top of the food chain: The office of the president of the United States of America. The most incompetent man in any room he enters is clearly in over his head, and our enemies know it. They're preparing to roll the little boychild and remove his short pants while the world watches and laughs ... and then cries. If you're one of those who voted for 'hope' and 'change', you better start askin' for change - from the OTHER party ... if it's not already too late.

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Anti-Israel sharks sniff O's weakness

Last Updated: 9:15 AM, June 2, 2010

President Obama.

Actually, it's the other way around.

The president's appeasement policies helped to create the incident. Israel took the bait, but the trap was set in Washington.

Weakness always begets aggression, and, like clockwork, Obama's repeated signals that he is weakening America's commitment to Israel are emboldening the Jewish state's enemies. From Syria to Iran to Lebanon, from Hezbollah to Hamas and the PLO, the wolves smell blood and are trying to gauge whether they can get close enough for the kill.

And whether the United States will stop them. That they even dare hope we won't reflects the danger of Obama's demented decisions.

The huge flotilla is the latest example of the open-season mania, with the result that Israel is under international siege -- for defending itself. And, not incidentally, for defending an embargo on Gaza that Washington supports.

Obama says he wants the facts of the incident, but let's hope he also wants the truth, even if it is inconvenient to his worldview.

The first fact is that the flotilla was not really a humanitarian effort. The compassion claim was a fig leaf for the political aim of busting the 3-year-old maritime blockade, as organizers admitted last week.

They knew they would not be allowed to dock in Gaza, but still rejected Israel's offer to unload the goods in Israeli ports and, after inspection, truck them overland. At least a few of the passengers were armed.

"We're trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip and tell the world that Israel has no right to starve 1.5 million Palestinians," Greta Berlin, the head of an organization called Free Gaza Movement, said in typical exaggeration to a British newspaper.

Her group's boats were turned away before, but they vowed not to be stopped this time. "The previous boats were making a statement -- these boats will be making a real impact," Berlin said four days before the launch.

We're trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip and tell the world that Israel has no right to starve 1.5 million Palestinians," Greta Berlin, the head of an organization called Free Gaza Movement, said in typical exaggeration to a British newspaper.


The huge flotilla is the latest example of the open-season mania, with the result that Israel is under international siege -- for defending itself


speaking of typical exaggerations,,,lol,, another nice opinion piece

lol, oh the irony

If our president had any stones he would respond to Israel by giving them a couple of battleships and a wolf pack class sub.

Operative word: IF ...

Put some perspective on it.

DOES IT REALLY TAKE 650 TO CREW SO FEW SHIPS?

Those ships wernt there to bring food. They were offered a controlled port to unload food and humanitarian supplies and refused to use it - because it would have allowed inspection of cargo - why worry bout food being inspected?

so 650 to crew but a few ships?

Yep and perhaps some farie dust so everyone can think happy thawts and pretend that the people along gaza never fired any rockets and Israel (for years and years).

Perspective is a strange thing. Eyes however must actually be open actually see.

Open wide shut ...

Instead of him calling hisself Barack, his name should be changed to Stonewall O'Bummer.

America has plenty to handle in America,, why not let Israel handle Israel....

oh , I forgot,, this President is responsible for all things in all places at all times because he was supposed to be a 'Messiah'


good thing I supported him in spite of him being just a man

He took on the job to maintain our relations, abide by the Constitution and oversee what his czars are doing.

If he's such a whiney a$$ punk, perhaps he should back out and let someone qualified take over.

I have not heard him whine nearly as much as his opponents

Sorry, I am finally just at that point.

Some write just to see something in print that they wrote, I guess.