Israel vs Obama

Israeli President Shimon Peres has chosen Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new Israeli government today. This could spell trouble for the Obama administration. If Netanyahu decides to appoint his hard-line buddies to positions within the newly formed government and forgo a "coalition government" the emerging Israeli policies will certainly clash with the Obama administration.

President Obama has stated that he is willing to negotiate with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and try to reach a peaceful end to Iran's nuclear ambitions. I am not sure that an Israeli government led by Netanyahu will be as accommodating. Netanyahu has publicly compared the Iranian government to the Nazi party of Germany.

If Iran achieves its goal and becomes a nuclear nation the Middle East will become even more unstable (if that is possible). Couple a nuclear Iran with the ruling Hamas party and you have a powder keg waiting to explode.

Israel has always been our strongest ally and at times our only true ally. President Obama needs to remember that America does not negotiate with terrorists. Iran has and is sponsoring terrorism around the world. The Iranian government is training terrorists to enter Iraq and kill American men and women. The willingness to sit down with a mad man who has publicly denied the existence of the holocaust is sickening. It only gives Ahmadinejad a forum to spew his hatred of both America and the Jewish people. Such a meeting would send a message to other rogue nations - if you jump up and down enough like a child you will get your way. North Korea has already proven this several times. They have violated almost every agreement made and have chosen to let their people starve rather than play nice with the rest of the world.

I sincerely hope that the Obama administration comes to their senses and sends a message of strength to Iran and a message of friendship to Israel. I am by no means a Hillary fan, but I hope she can influence Obama enough to stop a meaningless meeting with someone who has no intention of obeying or complying with any agreements that may be made.

Israel has already shown its willingness to "take out" any threats. Just ask Syria. If the U.S. is going to allow Iran to go nuclear I hope that the Israeli government does not. Iran and its leaders would have no problem giving the bomb to or providing the means to create one for a terrorist organization. That would be a nightmare and ignite a world wide response.

I wish Netanyahu the best and hope that he will be able to explain how a unified front against Iran will be more effective than a meeting with President Obama to the current administration. Just getting an audience with our President might embolden Iran to step up its timeline for the bomb and hold the world hostage. President Obama must reconsider his stance on Iran and not risk damaging relations with our strongest ally in the Middle East. Otherwise we may see the end of days in our lifetime.