US army chief, visiting Israel, stresses ‘joint security interests’

Times of Israel ^ | August 14, 2013, 1:31 pm | Stuart Winer

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Photo credit Israel Ministry of Defense

Visiting US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey met with top Israeli military brass on Wednesday to discuss regional cooperation and the strengthening of military ties between Israel and the US.

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon stressed the central role that Iran was playing in current events and the need for Israel to remain vigilant.

“The instability in the Middle East is due, in part, to the Iranian regime, which is involved in every conflict in the area,” he said. “We also need to be prepared for a prolonged conflict and instability in Syria. We must not let the Tehran-Damascus-Beirut axis of evil to win this conflict.”

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Last week, Gen. Mark Welsh, the chief of staff of the US Air Force, completed a secret visit to Israel that was only reported after he had left the country. Welsh met with senior officers and defense personnel, including Gantz, and was hosted at air force bases throughout the country.

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Flag display protocal: Isn't the US flag supposed to be hung with the Union at the top, not the bottom?

Dempsey should have noticed, right?

But then, we have been in a state of distress since O took office.

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I imagine he noticed, but was there with much bigger fish to fry: Persuading the IDF to outlaw chaplains and to institute same-sex marriage in the military.

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I imagine he noticed, but was there with much bigger fish to fry: Persuading the IDF to outlaw chaplains and to institute same-sex marriage in the military

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This bufoonery is laughable..the inmates have taken over the asylum.

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Displaying the flag upside down is the official signal of extreme distress and warning there is a dire threat to the nation.

Perhaps the Israelis are trying to make Gen Dempsey aware of what he is not.

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In case you were wondering who Zero’s throwing under the next bus.

Thanks haffast.

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I’m guessing Obama doesn’t know what an upside-down flag means.