The Silence Of The Bam
Jan 2, 2009 Opinion, Political
Today is the 7th day of Israel’s war on Hamas and its latest attempt to rid the world of the vermin that shoots rockets and mortars into its country. Barack Obama was on vacation in Hawaii and has yet to comment on the war.
He did state that there was only one president at a time and that is correct but that did not stop him from voicing his desires with regard to the auto company bailouts and the financial meltdown. He was the one who said it would get worse before it got better and expressed his wishes for a change in leadership at the auto makers.
I guess there is truly only one president when the words required are tough and possibly unpopular to the base.
Many of Obama’s supporters are absolutely against the actions taken by Israel. The kind of people who support him are the ones protesting the military response by Israel. Obama is in a tough position so he remains silent.
If he supports Israel’s right to defend itself he will betray those who voted for him who are against the action and if he denounces Israel he will upset many in the Jewish community, a community that voted overwhelmingly for him. He would also send a message to Israel that it cannot count on an Obama administration to have its back.
Obama has a sordid history when it comes to support for Israel. He says that he is in favor of them and what they do but his associates such as Farrakhan and Wright are absolutely anti Semitic. Obama listened to them spew hatred toward Jews for years and never took any action until he decided he wanted to be president (and not until it got too hot to ignore).
Obama used the “only one president” to duck an issue he hopes will be resolved before he takes office. The fact that he will soon take office might be why Israel decided now was as good a time as any to strike back. The country can count on support from President Bush but support form PEBO is not so certain.
Simon and Garfunkel had a song titled “The Sounds of Silence.” In the case of PEBO, the silence speaks louder than words.
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Tags: Bush, Israel, Obama, simon and garfunkel, war