Posted on 09/01/2008 5:58:27 AM PDT by F15Eagle
Security officials expressed concern Monday over statements reportedly made by US Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden regarding Iran's nuclear program.
Army Radio reported that the Delaware senator was heard saying in closed conversations with Jerusalem officials three years ago that he was firmly opposed to an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Biden, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reportedly claimed that Israel would likely have to come to terms with a nuclear Iran. He reportedly expressed doubt over the effectiveness of economic sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic and said he was against the opening of an additional military and diplomatic front, saying that the US had more pressing problems, such as North Korea and Iraq.
The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the report.
Biden has a solid 36-year Senate record of pro-Israel leadership. He has called Israel "the single greatest strength America has in the Middle East" and declared himself a Zionist in an interview with a US Jewish television channel last year, saying that "you don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist."
Army Radio said that Jerusalem officials expressed amazement at the comments and were wondering which position to take seriously, that of Biden or Obama, who declared last Monday that the world must press Iran through sanctions and diplomacy to stop its nuclear program, so that Israel does not feel its "back is against the wall" and that it therefore has no choice but to attack.
The officials said that they had believed Biden's nomination would give a feeling of security to the Israeli government, which was concerned that the US would give Israel the cold shoulder regarding the Iranian threat following the end of the Bush Administration's term.
Nevertheless, reports of Biden's comments have now cast doubt over this sentiment and officials said that "this feeling of security has been undermined."
"The position of the vice presidential candidate puts a huge question mark over the degree of empathy the Obama administration would display concerning one of the greatest threats Israel faces," they said.
more from Jerusalem Post
Biden reveals himself as a typical Democrat. He never saw a fight he wouldn’t run away from.
This is the Democrats’ “foreign policy expert”.
Biden plagiarized this statement from President Bush. It's Bush's fault.
Biden apparently has viewpoints similar to Jeremiah Wright when it comes to Israel.
NO SURPRISE there from the dems!
Were israelis expecting something else from the appeasement party,the kinds of Carter
Related thread:
Biden tells Israel, accept Iran’s bomb
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072283/posts
Here’s a related article linked at Drudge. Not worth a seperate post but worth reading. According to Dutch Intel an attack on Iran is imminent and will be carried out by the US.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1220186494776&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Jews who support Obama and Biden will be in for a rude awakening if these guys are elected. Israel probably knows anything said by Obama/Biden is “just words” without any real support.
Biden and Obama are appeasing Hitler and I hope this topic is front and center in the debates.
Hay you Jews. Stuff it.
You are the ones who vote as a block for whatever Democrat that is thrown up there. Even if that democrat is anti Israel.
McCain and Palin are staunch supporters of Israel yet they will not gain half the jewish vote.
Biden to Israel: Drop Dead.
More like “lie back and enjoy it” but not good for a headline.
This will not help the ticket, and Obama was losing air and altitude when Biden got on board.
“”you don’t have to be a Jew to be a Zionist.””
Probably something Biden said that I agree with. In that case, I am a Zionist.
“”you don’t have to be a Jew to be a Zionist.””
Probably something Biden said that I agree with. In that case, I am a Zionist.
Biden plagiarized this statement from President Bush. It’s Bush’s fault.”
Oh, I forgot’s Biden’s penchant to lift passages from other people’s work. If he said that, fine. If not, shame on him.
Biden has been in the tank for Iran for years, his statments need to be thoroughly researched on this topic.
Ah... you must be refering to the British PM, Chamberlain when he declared, "Peace in our times" while waving a useless piece of paper...
and over 100 million decent people died in the next few years...
It is America that should be worried. Iran is not focused on Israel, it is focused on American cities. They are not making the old skuds that can reach Israel now, they are fast tracking long range Balistic Missiles that can reach American cities. Any missile that can launch an orbital payload like Iran just tested can land that payload in any city in America. And I don’t think they want to mail us persian rugs.
It is not the little satan, but the “Great Satan” that is their primary target.
I have met many a conservative Jew that vote Republican. Do you realize how bigoted you sound?
There are people in America, crying out to God, to save Israel from all evil, even while there are Jews, who would cast their vote for the Obama/Biden ticket. All we can do is ask God to show the Jewish people and those who love them the truth. Obama/Biden is not the right way. We are living in a dangerous time.
There’s an example of the world uniting and not dividing skills of the Obama ticket...they aren’t even elected and they have one of the US’s strongest allies worried.
You can say I’m biased but you’d be wrong pal/
look at the historical voting patterns of Jews in America.
That is where the bias is.
Or you can just throw inaccurate arrows.
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