Obama blocks delivery of bunker-busters to Israel

worldtribune.com ^ | March 18, 2010

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON — The United States has diverted a shipment of bunker-busters designated for Israel.

Officials said the U.S. military was ordered to divert a shipment of smart bunker-buster bombs from Israel to a military base in Diego Garcia. They said the shipment of 387 smart munitions had been slated to join pre-positioned U.S. military equipment in Israel Air Force bases.

"This was a political decision," an official said.

In 2008, the United States approved an Israeli request for bunker-busters capable of destroying underground facilities, including Iranian nuclear weapons sites. Officials said delivery of the weapons was held up by the administration of President Barack Obama.

Since taking office, Obama has refused to approve any major Israeli requests for U.S. weapons platforms or advanced systems. Officials said this included proposed Israeli procurement of AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, refueling systems, advanced munitions and data on a stealth variant of the F-15E.

"All signs indicate that this will continue in 2010," a congressional source familiar with the Israeli military requests said. "This is really an embargo, but nobody talks about it publicly."

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Guess Obama does not want Israel protecting itself...

[jakerobins]

I’d like to deliver a bunker buster to Obama’s backside with my foot.....lol

[Steve Van Doorn]

yeah, just piss off our friends.

[Stirner]

If true, does this not amount to leaving Israel with only the nuclear option should it feel compelled to act?

[Las Vegas Ron]

Israel only has one option then, maybe that’s the plan.

[Truth29]

Israel should let Obama know through secure channels that these actions will force them to use nuclear weapons in the attack.

[Marysecretary]

Obama Hussein hates Israel and the Jews. He WILL pay dearly...

[nolongerademocrat]

FUBO

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

I’d prefer an open jihadist versus the closet communist Obama, anyday.

With friends like Obama, you won’t need any other enemy.

[VRWCTexan]

Excellent point ! - and IMO they will go that route at some point

[Dallas59]

Obammy is no friend of Israel. He’ll do everything he can to tear it down...along with America.

[Oceander]

No doubt, Obastard and Rahm are waiting for the hoo-ha to cool down before they take the next step - transferring those self-same bunker-busters to Iran as a "show of faith" that the Obastard administration believes the Iranians will then dismantle their nuclear facilities because they will then have the weapons to pre-emptively take out Israel's nuclear arsenal, as well as its political leadership.

[Commander X]

I keep thinking of all of those Jewish liberals in NYC, FL, and Los Angeles who voted for him. They must be feeling very betrayed by now?

[Cold Heat]

If true, does this not amount to leaving Israel with only the nuclear option should it feel compelled to act?

Probably so.....

[tarheelswamprat]

I believe Obama is actually making preparations to attack Israel with these same munitions, and the others which are being delivered to Diego Garcia from the West Coast, to prevent the Israelis from launching their own attack on Iran. They will be used to take out Israel’s own hardened nuclear missiles and their command & control control centers.

[HiTech RedNeck]

A new wrinkle in the story. It had been looking like the US was getting ready to mount an assault on Iran with these baby bunker busters.

[Aria]

Why does ANY Jew support him, including those on his staff? I just don’t get it.

[doc1019]

Obama is a muslim, what do you expect? ;-)

[familyop]

I had doubted that he was an anti-American Muslim and had ridiculed those who said so...until now.