Posted on 11/30/2008 4:52:17 PM PST by RobinMasters
WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush believes that Israel is offering Syria the Golan Heights without getting anything in exchange, according to sources briefed on his White House meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert last week.
After Olmert updated Bush on Israel’s indirect talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, the U.S. president demanded, “Why do you want to give Assad the Golan for nothing?” the sources said.
“It’s not for nothing,” Olmert insisted. “It’s in exchange for a change in the region’s strategic alignment.” Bush persisted: “Why should you believe him?” And to that, Olmert did not reply.
The Bush administration has long had reservations about Israel’s talks with Syria and refuses to play any active role in them. Infuriated by Syria’s involvement in anti-American terror in Iraq, as well as its undermining of Lebanon’s fragile democracy, Bush preferred to invest his diplomatic capital in Israeli-Palestinian talks, while eschewing contacts with the Syrians.
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Olmert is treasonous if he gives up the Golan.
I commend Bush for calling him out on it.
Olmert = one of the Jews collecting the clothing in the gas chambers.
I commend Bush for calling him out on it.
Bush, contrary to the bashing the left has piled on him, has a much better grasp of international reality than the left will ever have.
They should not give up the Golan for anything.
Nah. Olmert would collect rent.
Why does Olmert still live? In a better day, Israelis would have lynched the traitor. Have they no honor left?
“They should not give up the Golan for anything.”
I agree. When you have people calling for your annihilation why should you give up strategically important defensive territory?
I guess I am going to miss Bush...
This is just insane. What is wrong with the Jewish population?? Only 60 odd years have passed since they were almost wiped out by a barbarian bunch of fascists.
Now, 60 years later they are again willing to trust ANOTHER barbarian bunch of fascists?? Are they freaking insane? Have they forgotten how fascists behave?? You CANNOT negotiate with them. The only way to negotiate with a fascists is to DESTROY him.
First Jewish Americans vote in large numbers for Obama and now actual Israeli Jews want to give the Golan to Syria.
At this freaking rate, the only Israel lovers left in this world will be the Conservatives in Western world.
Insanity! Just Gosh Darn Insanity! Maybe a sign of the End Times when people are just this PLAIN STUPID. Olmert is a TRAITOR to his people.
Same here. For certain I am going to miss President Bush a lot.
Why is Obama giving Iran Iraq and Afghanistan for nothing?
Because surrender is all the rage, all the cool kids are doing it. Let murdering bastards take whatever they want, but don't be so unpopular and unhip as to ask any mall bound fantast to get off his backside to do anything about it.
I fear Olmert IS that stupid.
Whether Israelis will “let him” do it is another question, but I haven’t seen too many signs of common sense from Israeli politicians and voters in recent years — they are on a dangerous downward spiral.
What can be done to stop Olmert before he leaves office? Does such an agreement have to be ratified by the Knesset?
Israel like the USA has a treacherous media and Supreme Court that has been a tool of the International Left.
The non-political voters are easily fooled.
If the appeasing p.o.s. lawyer Olmert tries to give up the strategic Golan then Israel should riot in mass. The military should stop it from happening at any cost.
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