THE STATUS OF JERUSALM AND THE STATUS OF OBAMA

Once again, president Obama and his State Department speak with a deceptive tongue when it comes to the capital of Israel. Obama in his speech to AIPAC, American Israel Public Affairs Committee on June 4, 2008 made it very clear that the capital of Israel is Jerusalem. This is what Obama said:

“Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.”

Here is what was said by Victoria Nuland on March 28, 2012 in a State Department press briefing, here is a partial text of what was said:

Q: Is it the view of the -- of the United States that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, notwithstanding the question about the embassy -- the location of the U.S. embassy? MS. NULAND: We are not going to prejudge the outcome of those negotiations, including the final status of Jerusalem. Q:  Does that -- does that mean that you do not regard Jerusalem as the capital of Israel? MS. NULAND:  Jerusalem is a permanent-status issue.  It's got to be resolved through negotiations. Q: That seems to suggest that you do not regard Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  Is that correct or not? MS. NULAND:  I have just spoken to this issue--MS. NULAND:  -- and I have nothing further to say on it.

 Q: You've spoken to the issue --MS. NULAND:  Yeah. Q: but (haven't answered?) the question.  And I think there's a lot of people out there who are interested in hearing a real answer and not saying -- and not trying to duck and say that this has got to be resolved by negotiations between the two sides. MS. NULAND:  That is our

Q: What is the capital of Israel? MS. NULAND:  Our policy with regard to Jerusalem is that it has to be solved through negotiations.  That's all I have to say on this issue.

Q:  What is the capital of Israel according -- MS. NULAND:  Our embassy, as you know, is located in Tel Aviv. Q:  So does that mean you regard Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel? MS. NULAND:  The issue on Jerusalem has to be settled through negotiations. Q: I just want to go back to -- I want to clarify something, perhaps give you an "out" on your Jerusalem answer.  Is it your --is it your position that all of Jerusalem is a final-status issue, or do you think -- or is it just East Jerusalem?

 MS. NULAND:  Matt, I don't have anything further to what I've said 17 times on that subject. OK?  Q: All right.  So hold on.  So I just want to make sure.  You're saying that all of Jerusalem, not just East Jerusalem, is a final-status issue. MS. NULAND:  Matt, I don't have anything further on Jerusalem to what I've already said.[1]

The president of the United States cannot be trusted at all. He does not believe that the ancient capital of Jerusalem belongs historically to the Jewish people. Does he have Israel’s back? His speech was geared to get the Jewish and the evangelical Christian vote. He has neither, as a result of this recent State Department briefing. Obama has lost out with the refusal of press secretary Victoria Nuland to answer the question directly when asked about Jerusalem.

© Abraham J. Santiago

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[1] http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/state-dept-avoids-saying-whether-jerusalem-capital-israel_634793.html

DOES THE US MILITARY SUPPORT OBAMA?

                It is quickly becoming clear that Obama is losing respect on all levels, internationally and domestically. Steve Jobs prediction that Obama will only serve one term may come true. The continued escalation of bombardment by Syrian military forces on innocent civilians and Obama position of wait and see is a clear indication that Obama lacks leadership than any president before him. His refusal to side with the Green movement in Iran in 2009 is the reason why Iran sees the US as weak and has threaten the US and Israel in a war. It has become increasing clear that even the military sees Obama not as a strong leader, but rather as a man who would abandon his allies for political gain and appease his enemies. This is the view that most military personnel have of the president including the top brass. It is no surprise that there appears to be an exodus of top officers leaving the military simply because they cannot tolerate the president self-absorption and his lack of military experience.

          Obama continues to send mixed messages to American troops that US enemies are not Islamic jihadist. The prime example of this mindset is the administration attempt to force a politically correct agenda on all military personnel. It comes in all types of practices. The first thing that comes to mind, is the terrorist act committed by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasanin at Fort Hood in 2009 were he killed 12 people and wounded 31 others. This terrorist act was labeled not as a Islamic terrorist act, but rather as “work place violence”. The continued use of euphemism in order not to insult Islam is rampant in the Obama administration. Policy undertakings by the Obama administration like the Islamic burial procedure of Osama bin laden which now according to documents obtained by WikiLeaks says that his body was not buried at sea, but rather flown to the US is one example.[1]

         The recent accidental burning of the Koran by US troops and a groveling apology of the president to Muslims in general and the president of Afghanistan are disturbing. The most recent incident is of an American solider killing 16 civilians, this is a by-product of Obama’s Islamic policy of appeasement and his deference toward Islamic enemies.[2]

          A solider who swears to protect his country and the constitution against all enemies, cannot have a clear mind when the commander in chief refuses to acknowledge the enemy of the US as Islamic Jihadist. This was clearly brought forth by senator Lieberman.[3] The first rule of war is to know and idenitify your enemy and Obama has made it a point that America is not at war with Islamic extremist. He continues to whitewash anything that will put Islam in a negative light. This politically correct mind set has caused confusion in the military and is a by-product to some degree why a US solider committed this painful slaying of Afghan civilians this past week after the Koran burning.

          US soldiers are feeling that Obama is not pro American, but rather sees him as having a kinship to the Muslim world and sympathy toward them. Is America or US soldiers bound by sharia Islamic rules when it comes to the Koran?[4] Respect for other cultures and their faith is fine, but when Islam seeks to destroy and conquer the west, then you have a different story. Our worldview as a nation is bound by a western Judeo-Christian worldview which Islam jihadist wants to destroy. Will there be more acts of violence toward Islamist in the country where our military serve? Unless Obama articulates openly that the enemies of the US are Islamist radicals and stops kowtowing to Muslims special interest groups, here and abroad there may very well be sedition in the military.

© Abraham J. Santiago

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[1] http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/pentagon-bin-ladens-body-wasnt-flown-to-us-20120310-1ur0z.html

[2] http://www.nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/03/american-soldier-kills-16-afghan-civilians.html?imw=Y

[3] http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/11/lieberman-omitting-references-islamic-terrorism-dishonest-offensive/

[4] http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2012/03/american-thinker-huffington-posts-pro-jihad-propaganda.html