Binyamin Netanyahu = NOT OUT

Guardian: Even the left Guardian has some words of caution for the Obama Administration, the Guardian states the following, " But Netanyahu's fight plan is formidable, his red lines clear, and his blood is up.....Bibi is a tough nut to crack. ". Thus those that think that because Obama has won over health care reform that makes him stronger in the Middle East are misreading the Middle East and American politics. Th US Congress in the shape of Speaker Pelosi will always support Israel, the Congress will rebuff actions that have a negative effect on Israel. Also they will do that due to the political calender, the Democrats can not afford to lose the Israeli Lobby before the 2010 Mid Term Congressional Elections and Obama can not afford to lose them before the 2012 Presidential Election. The real worry is that Iran will misread the relationship between Israel and the USA. They could go for broke and try to get the bomb faster than most intelligence agencies think at the present. Thus Obama should have a picture of LBJ on his desk, it was not the Great Society that bought down LBJ it was Vietnam, lets hope Obama does not allow Iran to bring him down as it bought down President Carter.

Obama vs Israel

CBS News: Reports on the tense frozen relationship between the Obama Administration and Israel. As stated many writers have made the connection between Obama winning health care reform and his ability to bully Israel. There is no connection, just because POTUS could bully his Democrats in the House, he can be told to get lost by Israel due to the fact as shown of late the Israeli Government has a lot of support on the Hill. At a recent news event Speaker Pelosi made of point of stating that the Republicans and Democrats stood as one when it came to the support of Israel. Thus the Israeli PM can tell Obama to get lost, Obama could threaten to cut funds for Israeli security, a) Congress would rebuff him and also restate the money b) the Israeli lobby would would and could cause a political nightmare for Obama on the Hill. Its when a firm support of Israel like Ronald Reagan makes a threat as he did over Israeli action in Lebanon that Israeli Government have to take notice, also Israel has a Ace up its sleeve, it can bomb Iran at a time of its choosing, and place Obama in a tight political spot, support and lose the Middle East or be critical and lose the Presidency in the 2012. The Israeli Government can wait out President Obama, as can Russia, China and Iran.

USA and Russia - Nuclear Arms Deal

Fox News: Reports that the USA and Russia are close to a major nuclear arms deal, the treaty will be signed in the Czech Republic. Thus the Obama appeasement of Russia at the expense of the Czech Republic and Poland seems to have born some fruits. As your humble correspondent was a child of the Cold War the ending of the Cold War was a major achievement by Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev, thus its time that the USA and Russia really made deep cuts in their nuclear arsenals. But to quote the Gipper lets " Trust but Verify "*

* "Remarks on Signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, December 8, 1987 ".The Public Papers of President Ronald W. Reagan. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. (accessed 24 March 2010)

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has released the name of the British Soldier killed on Monday in Afghanistan, the soldier was " Serjeant Steven Campbell, from 3rd Battalion The Rifles ". Our thoughts are with the family of Serjeant Campbell.

Israel to Obama = GET LOST

The Times: Reports that in effect Israel will tell President Obama to get lost when it comes to the Israeli decision to build 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem. There have been some reviews that suggest that because President Obama has passed health care reform this gives him power to solve the Middle East, one word RUBBISH. Lets see LBJ passed the Great Society and what was that war that he solved, was it Vietnam, no Vietnam bought down President Johnson, the fact that most liberal writes fail to get is the fact that a majority of Americans oppose ObamaCare, tax hikes and forcing Americans buy to insurance will not go down well with Middle America. The arrogance of the left is the idea that once ObamaCare is passed that Americans will love it, lets recall a majority of Americans who have Medical cover did not have a problem, the main idea of ObamaCare to is to give cover to an extra thirty two million Americans, that costs money and thus we come back to taxes, higher taxes and as stated what happened to Democrats after 1968. President Obama has to worry about the 2010 Mid Term Congressional Elections, he now has the job of selling health care reform, it has been noted that HCR had no Republican support and a majority of Americans opposed the plan. Thus if your Israel you might be thinking, Obama might think he has got some street cred from his HCR actions but he could be in a very big political hole of his own making. Thus over the next couple of months he will have to sell HCR, thus tax hikes and forcing Americans to buy medical cover, he does not have the clout to demand anything from Israel. The House and Senate would over turn any cuts in the financial help to Israel, even Speaker Pelosi can not fight the Israeli lobby, they have the power and the money to really make Obama's Oval days a nightmare. Thus time for Israel to say to Obama GET LOST, what are you going to do about it, bow to Iran?

CNN - Obama at 51% Disapproval

CNN News: Reports on the further slide in the Obama approval ratings, the latest poll has Obama on 51% Disapproval and 46% Approval. It comes down to one issue folks, health care reform, the US voter thought they had voted for one kind of Obama Presidency and have found they have elected another Walter Mondale. The demand that US citizens have to buy medical cover for just being born in the United States will take the issue to the US Supreme Court, also lets not forget that Obama might not be that popular with the five Conservative Justices after he abused them in public at the State of the Union Address. The US Supreme Court is an equal part of the US Constitution they could declare that health care reform is not legal, they could do that before the 2010 or 2012 elections. This is the time the US voter will see if Obama is another Carter or Reagan, Carter was bought down by Iran, lets see what is the major Foreign Policy problem that Obama has not dealt with, yes its Iran and its nuclear plans. In the first couple years of the Reagan Presidency the Gipper was down in the polls but sank VP Mondale in 1984 by 49 states and 59% of the vote. Lets see if Obama is a good seller, if not the House and Senate will be gone in 2010 and he will be a one term President in 2012.

UK vs Israel

BBC News: Reports that the UK is to throw out an Israeli Diplomat due to the use of stolen UK passports in the murder of a Terrorist. One word folks, GOOD, this blog supports Israel but not when its actions effect UK interests or Crown Subjects. If Israel needs to remove threats to its National Security they should use the passports of other countries, what about the French, no likes the French, or other EU countries. Israel be warned the UK Government will not tolerate the abuse of UK Subjects.