Hillary Spanks BiBi

[Me.]

Clinton Slams Israel's Settlement Plans: 'Deeply Negative Signal'

“WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S.

The State Department said Clinton spoke to Netanyahu by phone for 43 minutes to vent U.S. frustration with Tuesday's announcement that cast a pall over a visit to Israel by Vice President Joe Biden and endangered indirect peace talks with the Palestinians that the Obama administration had announced just a day earlier.

The length and unusually blunt tone of Clinton's call underscored the administration's concern about prospects for the negotiations it has been trying to organize for more than a year and its anger over Israel's refusal to heed U.S. appeals not to make provocative gestures.

Clinton called "to make clear that the United States considered the announcement to be a deeply negative signal about Israel's approach to the bilateral relationship and counter to the spirit of the vice president's trip," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters.”…cont…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/clinton-delivers-strong-m_n_497052.html

[warm regards]

1. So did Biden. But this is all being done with a nod and a wink.

And I fully support that policy.

[Me.]

5. Usually I Would Agree With You

But his time Israel really mis-stepped and insulting Biden in the way they did was an unusually stupid move. I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of Hillary and am glad she's with us.

[HeresyLives]

2. I'm sure everyone knows Israel isn't the least

interested in peace. Goodness knows, they've said it often enough.

[cali]

3. good. now let's take some real measures to reinforce the words.

[Dems to Win]

4. Every bit as effective as Sebelius's sternly worded letter to Blue Cross

As long as the U.S. continues giving Israel 4 billion dollars a year, they don't care a whit about blunt phone calls.

[Chemisse]

6. Exactly. So let's cut the funding.

I'm sure we can find other ways to spend 4 billion right here at home.

[bridgit]

7. If only Israel's RW tea-nut-bag Zionist-Taliban gave a shit what America says...

Oh well

[whathehell]

9. They might care if we stopped giving them So Much Money...

I'd love to see it...arrogant pricks.

[Raejeanowl]

12. Agreed

I don't want to start anything tangential, but when you do consider the alliance having been a major factor in the U.S.A.'s perception in the Muslim world (and its targeting for terror), their continued insolence is a little hard to stomach.

Let's start by financially renouncing the ungrateful child, especially since as everyone points out, we could use the money ourselves.

[whathehell]

18. An excellent proposal.

:thumbsup:

[damntexdem]

8. Spanking won't do it. Bibi needs to be sent to his room without ...

U.S. military aid to Israel.

[MattBaggins]

14. Stop calling him Bibi... Call him what he really is

NuttyYahoo

[Fire1]

10. Allies Allies Allies Allies!!!! Bah humbug. n/t

[dkf]

11. We need to cut them off

They don't seem to need our help anyway or they wouldn't dis us.

[Hardrada]

13. They don't need us.

We sure as hell don't need them.

[eridani]

15. Sounds good, but it remains to be seen if that's worth anything. n/t

[troubledamerican]

16. Hillary bows her head when Israel attacks Iran this July

[Sebastian Doyle]

17. Bows her head?

She wanted to obliterate them herself two years ago.