Netanyahu has had the unpleasant opportunity of watching
Obama’s handling of the Syrian crisis.
COMMENTS:
He saw that Obama waffled and floundered and then let Putin
pick up the pieces. He saw Putin say
that he was giving Iran a missile defense system and some missiles of its own,
followed by the promise of a Russian-built nuclear reactor as a gift for Iran. Now,
as far as Israel is concerned, the “red line” has truly been drawn. If it is going to act to protect itself, it
has to do so before the Russian installations are completed. There have been no warnings from Obama to
Russia not to interfere in Iran or to make good on its promises. Bye-Bye Israel?
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. The U.N. team has now concluded that a very deadly form
of nerve gas was used in Syria. Do you
think that will change any of the current strategy? (Randy ~ La Mirada, CA)
A. No. I think all of
the players knew what the U.N. team was going to conclude, although they were
not saying so. There is no way Obama can
ratchet things up again now until something fails with the “Putin Initiative.”
Q. A couple of years ago, Standard & Poor’s downgraded
the U.S. credit rating, although they had been warned by White House officials
not to do so. Now, I understand that the
government has filed a lawsuit against S&P.
Can they win? (Nancy ~
Albuquerque, NM)
A. Standard & Poor’s alleges the $5 billion lawsuit is
in retaliation for the downgrading. In
its lawsuit, the government accused S&P of inflating ratings to win more
fees from issuers, and failing to downgrade collateralized debt obligations
despite knowing they were backed by deteriorating residential mortgage-backed
securities. The issuance of a credit
rating is simply a matter of opinion, although generally based upon interpretation
of certain facts. Just because someone
says you have excellent credit does not mean that you will not file bankruptcy
tomorrow. I think the government will
have to prove that the ratings issued by S&P were malicious and done solely
for monetary gain.
Q. What is your opinion of the shootings in Washington
[yesterday]? Was it terrorism? (Greta ~ Portland, CA)
A. Of course, there was terror on the part of all of the
victims. As of this posting, I don’t
have enough information to give a good answer.
I am inclined to think thus was a lone nut, but there is still one
suspect out there to be considered. By
the time you read this, they may have determined if there really was a second
suspect; they’ve already ruled out one guy.
Unfortunately, as I understand it, the facility had a rule that only law
enforcement could carry weapons, so everyone there was a sitting duck just like
in that theater in Colorado.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“If Russia rises, it means that the USA falls down.” ~ Vladimir
Zhirinovsky
TODAY’S VIDEO:
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