press here for the article that contains also video clips Bibi Blasts Bush Just before Wednesday's kickoff, the once-and-future Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, gave a speech to several U.S. senators. I sat riveted watching the speech, because Bibi drew the line. He answered every question we've raised. He spoke about what's on everybody's mind without camouflaging anything, and drew a response from White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. Netanyahu - who I interviewed for the upcoming Limbaugh Letter - spoke a little bit more harshly than is the diplomatic norm, but wasn't angry. There was some frustration, but it was just matter-of-fact. To paraphrase, he said that the Israelis are not the guilty party. They don't understand why they're being told to stand down when Americans attacked by terrorists aren't standing down at all. Netanyahu feels that the Bush doctrine has been diluted, and therefore no longer exists. We had great moral clarity in two historic Bush speeches - September 20th and January 29th. Now we have moral ambiguity. In the face of this, Mr. Netanyahu said that the nations condemning Israel can go on condemning, but they're wrong, and Israel is going to do what it must do. If the rest of the world doesn't have the courage to follow along, so be it. Netanyahu isn't just visiting the United States. He's here as an emissary of the Israeli government, so this speech comes straight from that nation's leaders. It's a direct assault on the Bush administration and the American media. It's a challenge to them to get it right, and to put in perspective what's happening in that region of the world. Israel is involved in a fight for the survival of their nation. They have no room for failure, folks. None at all. press here for the article that contains also video clips for Netanyahu's speech press here |
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