With Regard to Netanyahu’s speech, Nancy Pelosi said it all
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After reiterating the U.S.’s bond with Israel, Leader Pelosi said the following:
“ That is why, as one who values the U.S. – Israel relationship, and loves Israel, I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister’s speech – saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States as part of the P5 +1 nations, and saddened by the condescension toward our knowledge of the threat posed by Iran and our broader commitment to preventing nuclear proliferation.
Netanyahu was almost flip when he sought to assuage fears that collapse of these negotiations would inevitably mean war, arguing that all we have to do to get a better deal is impose a few more sanctions and the Iranians will cave and come running back to the table to surrender completely their enrichment capacity. Netanyahu would have us believe that the regime in Iran that allegedly cannot be deterred, that is completely irrational, and would gladly suffer nuclear annihilation just for the opportunity to attack Israel, will surrender everything in these negotiations in the face of sanctions that could shave another few percent off their GDP. According to Netanyahu, the mullahs don’t fear nuclear annihilation, but they panic at the prospect of an economic recession.
Insulting, indeed. Condescension, indeed.
Bibi Netanyahu either thinks we are idiots or he is the most dangerously deluded leader on the world stage today. It’s one or the other.
