Obama: I'm 'absolutely committed' to Israel's security

[oberliner]

President Barack Obama says he is "absolutely committed to making sure" Israel maintains a military advantage over Iran.

His comments to The New York Times, published on Sunday, come amid criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the deal that the United States and five other world powers struck with Iran. Tehran agreed to halt the country's nuclear ambitions, and in exchange, Western powers would drop sanctions that have hurt the Iran's economy.

Obama said he understands and respects Netanyahu's stance that Israel is particularly vulnerable and doesn't "have the luxury of testing these propositions" in the deal.

"But what I would say to them is that not only am I absolutely committed to making sure they maintain their qualitative military edge, and that they can deter any potential future attacks, but what I'm willing to do is to make the kinds of commitments that would give everybody in the neighborhood, including Iran, a clarity that if Israel were to be attacked by any state, that we would stand by them," Obama said.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/05/politics/obama-israel-security/

[djean111]

1. I think that what Bibi really wants to hear is that the US will attack any state that Bibi feels

threatened by. Or wants to get rid of. Or whatever. Like the US is his personal attack dog.

[oberliner]

2. This should be enough though

I wish Israelis would take Obama at his word.