Israeli right cuts Biden's legs away

[Helen Reyes]

The whole thing looks staged in order to convince China and Russia that we really really really are getting ready to wage real honest true genuine war on Iran, honest injun! Aren't you scared Russia and China? See how nuts we really are, we're likely to really do it, you can't discount it at this point.

In order to frighten China and Russia into agreeing to a tougher round of sanctions? I doubt it. China's not keen and both they and Russia would be wise to Israel's mind games by now, imo. Brazil has also formally rejected the sanction plan as well.

I see a real falling out between Washington and Jerusalem, exacerbated by a genuine animosity which has developed between the two leaders. When he was inaugurated, Obama probably already knew Israel called the shots, but he wasn't aware that ritual humiliation was also part of the relationship, dating back to the Liberty incident in '67. Unlike invertebrates such as LBJ and Bush, Obama has major issues with this.

All speculation of course, but despite its grave seriousness, its the best show in town at the moment.

I've got my ear cocked for the next round of secret public diplomatic gossip, insinuations and bitching between Washington and Jerusalem in case anyone mentions Dealey Plaza. Someone will slip up soon.

Good point. I think the game is way beyond sanctions at this point. It's nuclear brinksmanship over vital resources, the US thinks they have check-mated China somehow with Iran.

I sincerely hope we do get some revelations out of this at the very least. I don't consider Obama in any way sincere, so I can't ascribe feelings to him over the USS Liberty and I'm very dubious he has any problems with that sort of "ancient history." One president they compared him to early on was LBJ (and Kennedy and FDR and Lincoln in almost the same breath). LBJ's only plus was Medicare, which Obama has just gutted. Obama publicly declares he wants to find the perpetrators of 9/11, but mouths the old line bin Laden did it. And he only mentions 9/11 when he's trying to make the case for continued warfare, in every other instance it's "let's move on toward the future" although 9/11 informs every aspect of the executive currently.

It doesn't feel real to me, although Biden might have been left out of the loop.