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02-01-2011, 09:27 PM | #1 |
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Israel shocked by Obama’s “betrayal” of Mubarak
Douglas Hamilton Reuters Feb 1, 2011 If Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak is toppled, Israel will lose one of its very few friends in a hostile neighborhood and President Barack Obama will bear a large share of the blame, Israeli pundits said on Monday. Political commentators expressed shock at how the United States as well as its major European allies appeared to be ready to dump a staunch strategic ally of three decades, simply to conform to the current ideology of political correctness. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told ministers of the Jewish state to make no comment on the political cliffhanger in Cairo, to avoid inflaming an already explosive situation. But Israel’s President Shimon Peres is not a minister. “We always have had and still have great respect for President Mubarak,” he said on Monday. He then switched to the past tense. “I don’t say everything that he did was right, but he did one thing which all of us are thankful to him for: he kept the peace in the Middle East.” |
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02-01-2011, 09:38 PM | #2 |
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02-01-2011, 09:53 PM | #4 |
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what do you expect from african. |
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02-01-2011, 10:11 PM | #5 |
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what do you expect from african. and corrupted the people . They appointed headmen to do the dirty work . It is so till this present age . |
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02-01-2011, 10:38 PM | #6 |
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02-01-2011, 10:40 PM | #7 |
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Africa was a great wonderful continent till the whites came Dun forget that, white man once came from africa, they left, because it was shit. |
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02-01-2011, 10:56 PM | #8 |
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Israel shocked by Obama’s “betrayal” of Mubarak Obama will throw Israel to the Arab wolves for dissing him. |
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02-02-2011, 12:11 AM | #9 |
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I am equally shocked by this naive response. Being politicians themselves, they should know the rules of the game. No forever friends and No forever enemies. Reality changes from time to time due to influence from many volatile factors. When benefits that help build and sustain relationship between 2 countries wear out, "betrayal" sets in.
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02-02-2011, 12:29 AM | #10 |
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One side of US is close ally to Israel. But the other side is US idea of democracy and free speech.
Last 30 years they can wave that democracy flag but yet close one eye over dictators from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. Kuwait. But now cannot close one eye because people on streets voicing opinion. So cannot close eye anymore. Israel on the other hand cannot maintain this hardline because it creates even more enemies. Just look at Iran. Even with all the sanctions in the world, the country is going to build a nuclear bomb. When you have a large country with $ and smart people they can and will get a bomb. So instead of ostracizing Iran why not talk and deal with them. There is no choice. |
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02-02-2011, 02:06 AM | #11 |
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what do you expect from african. |
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02-02-2011, 02:07 AM | #12 |
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dun give them excuses, it was a shit hole before, it was a shit hole after white man go there. What you mentioned is okay in this part of the world. If you say that in the US, you'll be called a racist for stating facts. |
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02-02-2011, 02:26 AM | #13 |
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02-02-2011, 02:28 AM | #14 |
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The situation is also similar to say indonesia and malaysia, sg before the brits and the chinese came and improved them but of course you're not supposed to state them. Mao Zedong's stunt about communism also sent China from dragon of the orient back to stone age. Shit can happen anywhere, anytime to anyone. Watch out! |
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02-02-2011, 07:43 AM | #15 |
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Watchman: Africa was a great wonderful continent till the whites came
and corrupted the people . They appointed headmen to do the dirty work . It is so till this present age . Mankind started in the African continent; as stone age cave dwellers and then human migration started to the far ends of the world ie Europe, Asia etc. The African Stayers remained in the dark continent and STAGNATED! While Europe and Asia (China) progressed rapidly, AFRICA continued in their primitive ways. The Europeans became technologically superior in order to travel on ocean going ships to reach the shores of Africa and subdue and colonise the inferior, primitive spear welding ZULU warriors with superior weapons like gunpowder firearms. So much for AFRICANS being a great continent. |
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