tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post8415250631071437217..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: The Danger in EgyptSheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-63276516012492812002011-02-15T17:42:25.980-06:002011-02-15T17:42:25.980-06:00Also, my bet is the administration will want to tr...Also, my bet is the administration will want to try this by bringing as many people on the other side along with them as possible -- to avoid a divide.Michael Bruce Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935813830561034312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-39188188651564727232011-02-15T17:41:03.052-06:002011-02-15T17:41:03.052-06:00I'm still not convinced that the divide isn...I'm still not convinced that the divide isn't just slowly unfolding. Obama said this a few hours ago at his press conference,<br /><br />"What we didn't do was pretend that we could dictate the outcome in Egypt -- because we can't. So we were very mindful that it was important for this to remain an Egyptian event, that the United States did not become the issue ..."<br /><br />That's a mighty clear signal to Israel: US hands are off Egypt. It's in Obama's interest for the Israelis to halt settlements, but the Lobby is everywhere in DC. Somehow he and some aids have to prepare the Lobby to let go of the Will to Power. The Lobby is truly pathological so it's a delicate matter.Michael Bruce Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935813830561034312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-24539463069723123442011-02-15T17:40:00.513-06:002011-02-15T17:40:00.513-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Bruce Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935813830561034312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-52870266047407096542011-02-15T05:46:38.247-06:002011-02-15T05:46:38.247-06:00Thanks again. This truly shameful -- totally expec...Thanks again. This truly shameful -- totally expected but nonetheless shameful. It does suggest that any divide between Obama and Clinton is not so great.Sheldon Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-18961639267677233232011-02-14T21:02:22.061-06:002011-02-14T21:02:22.061-06:00My pleasure; thanks for all you do. Here's an...My pleasure; thanks for all you do. <a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/14/after_all_this_us_will_veto_un_resolution_condemni/" rel="nofollow">Here</a>'s another good one on just how far AIPAC's tentacles reach. This particular post brings me to tears.MBHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207931778405022557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-13580855383484900462011-02-14T06:05:19.512-06:002011-02-14T06:05:19.512-06:00Hey Sheldon, I know a few people who were once on ...Hey Sheldon, I know a few people who were once on the board of AIPAC (two of them raised me). So I know the mind-set. I suspect a split between Obama and Clinton here. Obama's people want <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/magazine/13Israel-t.html?_r=1" rel="nofollow">this</a>. Clinton's people are owned by AIPAC. Obama's people probably know that if they don't halt the settlement expansions then everyone looses. The more independent Egypt is, the more likely the Israeli government will stop intentionally blowing peace agreements.MBHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207931778405022557noreply@blogger.com