Sunday, May 30, 2010

Who Will Be Our Ally In The Middle East Now?

Now that Obama has thrown Isreal under the nuclear bus, who does he plan to ally with?

The resolution adopted by the United Nations on Friday calls on Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and urges it to open its facilities to inspection. 

"Israel is widely believed to be the only nuclear power in the Middle East, with around 200 warheads, but has maintained a policy of deliberate ambiguity about its capabilities since the mid-1960s.


The document, which singles out Israel but makes no mention of Iran's controversial nuclear programme, drew a furious reaction from the Jewish state who decried it as "deeply flawed and hypocritical."


But it was US backing for the resolution which has caused the most consternation among Israeli officials and commentators, who interpreted the move as "a resounding slap around the face" which has dealt a very public blow to Israel's long-accepted policy of nuclear ambiguity."

"According to the top-selling Yediot Aharonot daily, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "furious with the Obama administration for having failed to prevent the resolution from passing... and for choosing to support it."


"The American support for the resolution, after decades in which it supported Israel on this issue, came as a complete surprise," the paper said."

My question remains,  who will be our ally now? Or maybe, who will ever want to be our ally in the future knowing that "America" will throw them under the bus whenever we feel the need?

Where are we heading?

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