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At this very moment, government officials whose salaries are paid by American taxpayers are actually cooking up ways to harm America’s relationship with an ally that serves as a bulkhead against radical Islamic terrorist forces in the Middle East and cooperates closely with us on myriad arenas ranging from intelligence, defense and homeland security to agriculture and biotechnology. This is taking place as billions in cash from loosened sanctions flow into Iran’s coffers, the centrifuges in Iran’s nuclear facilities continue spinning, Tehran continues to stifle international arms inspectors, and America cedes the position of power at the negotiating table to the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. Members of Congress from both parties should be deeply appreciative of the opportunity to hear from Israel’s Prime Minister on an issue of seminal importance to both of our nations. After all, the President’s negotiators are holding secret talks aimed at producing an agreement that they apparently intend to foist on the American public without so much as a debate in the legislature. A bad deal is far worse than no deal, but don’t tell that to President Obama, who seems hell-bent on supplicating to Iran and abandoning our stated goal of dismantling Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for mere promises from Tehran. Talk is cheap and actions speak louder than words. What message do we send, not just to Israel, but to all of America’s friends across the globe, when we allow petty politics to undercut the historic bonds that have united us for decades? This President should be ashamed of his treatment of our friend Israel. He has trained his sights on a crucial ally when we should be focused on our actual enemies. Let’s not forget who they are. The apocalyptic religious zealots in Iran who spent decades developing a nuclear program in secret that they don’t actually need to produce energy, and which they only came clean about possessing once they were caught red-handed by the international community. Our enemies chant to "Death to America" and burn American flags at public rallies in Iran. They support terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, which has killed more Americans than any terrorist group except al-Qaida. They provide arms, money and moral support to sick murderers who gleefully target innocent men, women and children all over the world.Those actions should be clear enough, but if the President and his advisors need some other hints about how Iran feels about America then they can note that just last week Tehran held naval military drills in which it swarmed and attacked a mock US aircraft carrier with cruise missiles, shoulder-fired rockets and speedboats. The President is playing with fire. And if Israel should ultimately decide that America does not have its back and that it must take action to defend itself against the threat of nuclear extermination then President Obama will have nobody to blame more than himself. Williams is executive editor of American Currentsee online magazine and a national TV and radio US broadcaster.
When it comes to Iran and Israel, Obama is way off target
Our enemies chant to "Death to America" and burn American flags at public rallies in Iran.
