How shrewd is shrewd?
The relationship of the United States and Israel is a complex one. It is increasingly becoming a curious one for some people. Why on earth would an Israeli prime minister choose September 11 as an appropriate day to chastise the United States on its lack of will to act on Iran even if it was true? The leader of a respectful country should know not to undermine the U.S. remembrance of 9/11 victims on September 11 by wanting to dominate the news cycle on that day. It is conduct like the Israeli prime minister's that causes some commentators to believe that it is no longer clear that it is not the tail that wags the dog.
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From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of udoguei@appstate.edu [udoguei@appstate.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:56 AM
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I find it perplexing that the shrewd Israeli Prime Minister who vowed in an
interview on Fox barely 4-7 weeks ago that he was going to stay out of American
electoral politics should wittingly or unwittingly start "beating the drums of
war" with Iran less than two months before the election. Mr. Wallace's question
went something like this: Since you were a business partner with Mr. Romney,
don't you think you should endorse him? It is insensitive, in my view, for him
to publicly demand a deadline for going to "war" with Iran on the anniversary of
9/11. Moreover, does Mr. PM think that his private business interest with one of
the candidates is superior to the overall interest of the Israeli state? In
truth, it never ceases to amaze me how tycoons and politicos manipulate the
state for personal and group advantage (at the expense of ordinary compatriots)
in all political systems!
Ike Udogu
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