Liz Cheney: Obama isolating Israel, says there is 'no middle ground' on flotilla raid

[babylonsister]

Liz Cheney: Obama isolating Israel, says there is 'no middle ground' on flotilla raid
By Jordan Fabian - 06/04/10 03:04 PM ET


Liz Cheney – the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney – sharply criticized President Barack Obama for his handling of the Gaza flotilla incident.

Cheney, who heads a conservative foreign policy group called "Keep America Safe" said in a statement Friday that the president needs to "unequivocally support" the Jewish state.

"President Obama is contributing to the isolation of Israel and sending a clear signal to the Turkish-Syrian-Iranian axis that their methods for ostracizing Israel will succeed and will be met by no resistance from America," she said. "There is no middle ground here. Either the United States stands with the people of Israel in the war against radical Islamic terrorism or we are providing encouragement to Israel's enemies – and our own."

Cheney's comments come in response to Obama's interview with CNN's Larry King on Thursday night, when he called the loss of life aboard the ships "tragic" and said the incident does not bode well for Israel's long-term security.

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Liz Cheney attacks Obama for saying flotilla deaths were "tragic"
Greg Sargent


It's not surprising that Liz Cheney is now faulting Obama's handling of the Israeli raid on the flotilla. What is noteworthy is how she's doing it: She's faulting the President for describing the loss of life as "tragic."

Not kidding. From Liz's new statement...

Yesterday, President Obama said the Israeli action to stop the flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip was "tragic." What is truly tragic is that President Obama is perpetuating Israel's enemies' version of events. The Israeli government has imposed a blockade around Gaza because Hamas remains committed to Israel's destruction...

President Obama is contributing to the isolation of Israel, and sending a clear signal to the Turkish-Syrian-Iranian axis that their methods for ostracizing Israel will succeed, and will be met by no resistance from America.

There is no middle ground here. Either the United States stands with the people of Israel in the war against radical Islamic terrorism or we are providing encouragement to Israel's enemies -- and our own. Keep America Safe calls on President Obama to reverse his present course and support the state of Israel immediately and unequivocally.

This is noteworthy because it shows how little oxygen Obama's response to the raid has lent to right-wing criticism. Obama has declined to criticize Israeli conduct, has repeatedly alluded to Israel's right to defend itself, and has not taken a clear stand on whether the administration wants meaningful international involvement in the probe of the whole affair. Not much here to criticize.

Also: When Obama used the term "tragic," on Larry King last night, he was clearly referring to the loss of life resulting from the attack. It's particularly interesting that Liz sees fit to criticize Obama's description of these casualties as "tragic," given that one of the dead was an American citizen.

[Xipe Totec]

1. If they had only massacred four people

we could meet them half way.

But nine seems a bit excessive; way over the quota for cruel mindless mayhem.

Maybe, if they apologize for five of them, we can call it even...


:sarcasm:

[FrenchieCat]

2. I'm still waiting to find out what in the Fuck has this woman ever done

or accomplished that makes her think that we should give a fuck
as to what she has to say about anything really.

That's why the media is soooo fucked up.
They enable this ignorant dumbass bullshit.

[goclark]

8. She is the daughter of a SOB that ruined America

The Media Mafia allows her to be deemed someone that is worth airtime.

:puke:

[FrenchieCat]

9. That's why I bitch about our media constantly.......

Cause they are the gatekeepers, and looks like they not only allow the crazies to get through the gates, they may be pushing them in. Asshole media.

[Cha]

3. "Keep America Safe"? Like cheney did on 9/11? What

kind of Orwellian shit is that?

[Sebastian Doyle]

4. "Turkish-Syrian-Iranian axis"??

Good Lord Jesus on a nuclear powered pogo stick. She lies worse than her father!

Guess I shouldn't be surprised though. Can't control all the pipelines that the energy companies want without invading Turkey too. Lying motherfucking bastards :grr:

[closeupready]

7. LOL, I know - everyone knows an axis is evil, like Germany, Japan and Italy.

:rofl: She's so transparent.

[jaxx]

5. Why do people listen to her?

She's a walking talking point.

[goclark]

10. The media pushes her forward

It's sticks like glue to a small % of the people and that is all they need to plant the seed.

:puke:

[depakid]

6. Nothing but an opportunistic psychopath like her father

[Enrique]

11. Israel disagrees with her

everything I've heard from Israel has expressed gratitude to the U.S. for standing with Israel.

AIPAC too has praised the administration's response.