In a remarkable statement of foreign policy myopia and domestic political pandering, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced last week that the United States should largely subordinate its Middle East policy-making to Israel. In response to a reporter's question about moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, Romney said (my emphasis):
The actions that I will take will be actions recommended and supported by Israeli leaders. I don't seek to take actions independent of what our allies think is best, and if Israel's leaders thought that a move of that nature would be helpful to their efforts, then that's something I'll be inclined to do. But again, that's a decision which I would look to the Israeli leadership to help guide. I don't think America should play the role of the leader of the peace process, instead we should stand by our ally. Again, my inclination is to follow the guidance of our ally Israel, as to where our facilities and embassies would exist.
Again, my inclination is to follow the guidance of our ally Israel, as to where our facilities and embassies would exist.
Looks like woolfe9999 is the only person here that knows how to read.
The rest of you either don't know how to read, are jumping to conclusions by attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill.
What is wrong with following Israeli guidance as to where the US facilities and embassies would exist?
What is wrong with taking actions recommended and supported by Israeli leaders as to where US facilities and embassies should exist?
because Jerusalem is disputed territory, and because the rest of the international community keeps their embassies in Tel Aviv or its suburbs for that reason-
http://www.science.co.il/embassies.asp
Nice bit of feigned innocence by Romney & Israeli fanbois, however.
Nice bit of feigned innocence by Romney & Israeli fanbois, however.
We are Israel's bitch anyway. So what else is new?
Mitt Romney is such a milquetoast weasel. It's obvious that he has zero principles of his own, and simply spouts whatever lines his campaign managers and pollsters tell him to.
What again is the issue here?
I thought we were China's bitch, we are polybitch?
Props to Romney for being honest about Israel's control of US foreign policy.
It reminds me of the race between John Kerry and GWB, flipfloper in one side and monkey in suite in other, history repeats itself...
Romney would put US diplomats and Marines in danger if Israel told him to.