Palestinians suffer because of their leadership, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said.
In the first debate Thursday night of the Democratic candidates for president, Obama was asked whether he stood by his remark earlier this year that nobody suffers more than the Palestinians.
"What I said is, nobody has suffered more than the Palestinian people from the failure of the Palestinian leadership to recognize Israel, to renounce violence and to get serious about negotiating peace and security for the region," Obama said on the MSNBC debate. "Israel has been one of our most important allies around the world, it's the only established democracy in the Middle East, it's the linchpin of much of our efforts in the Middle East, but the United States has to get engaged in this region and that's something this president has not done and that's something I intend to do."
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Just what does it mean to say that Israel is an important ally? Doesn't an ally usually provide some sort of benefit? You know, like the allied forces of WWII working together toward the common goal of fighting against the axis forces.
As far as I can see, Israel--our "important" ally--provides this:
1) A place to dispose of billions of dollars that might otherwise find their way into our schools and health care system
2) A willing participant in the destabilization of the Middle East
As for them being a democracy, how does that have any bearing on us? Saudi Arabia isn't a democracy, yet they've historically been very cooperative with the U.S. We don't care what sort of government an ally has, we only care whether they provide a benefit to us.
Mr. Obama is proving himself to be just another lackey. That should come as no surprise. He wants to be president, and that requires bowing down to the PTB.