Thursday, May 15, 2008
Why is everyone assuming Bush was talking about Obama?
Many of my fellow Democrats are in a tizzy over something President Bush said to the Israeli parliament. From the BBC:
“Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals,” said Mr Bush in his speech.
“We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: ‘Lord, if I could only have talked to Hitler, all this might have been avoided.’ We have an obligation to call this what it is - the false comfort of appeasement.”
Why is everyone — including Barack Obama — assuming that Bush was referring to Obama?
When I first heard about the comment, I assumed Bush was referring to Jimmy Carter, not Barack Obama. Jimmy Carter is the one who recently met with leaders of Hamas, a terrorist organization dedicated to the destruction of Israel.
Funny that nobody thought he was referring to Hillary Clinton. Then again, she made is quite clear what her response would if she was president if and when Iran were to ever launch a nuclear attack against Israel.
Now that I think about it, many of my fellow Democrats got in a tizzy over that too. Go figure.
