| "The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and House Speaker John Boehner to cook up an address to Congress by Netanyahu on why the U.S. should get tougher on Iran is churlish, reckless and, for the future of Israeli-American relations, quite dangerous.If Netanyahu wants some intelligent advice, he should listen to the counsel of his previous ambassador in Washington, the widely respected Michael Oren, who was quoted as saying that the whole gambit was creating the impression of "a cynical political move, and it could hurt our attempts to act against Iran." How offensive the whole thing is to average Americans:"a lot more Americans will not be happy -- and some will ask, "How did we get into this mess?" One of the first things they'll dig out will be Netanyahu's speech to Congress. |
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