"A Clinton lying is like a dog chewing on a bone, its what they do."
Andrew - canada (06/06/2009 04:36)
from
Joshua Pundit Friday, June 05, 2009
Hillary Clinton: 'Israel, Bush administration had no agreement over settlements'
US Secretary of State Hillary confirmed something that's become all too obvious. While the Obama Administration is insisting that the current Israeli government keep its prior committments,even committments the Israeli cabinet never signed on to, it has no intention whatsoever of honoring its own to Israel.
When Israel first accepted the US Roadmap during the Bush Administration in 2003, Ariel Sharon and the Israeli Knesset accepted it conditionally, appending it with a letter to President Bush that
outlined 14 additional reservations and conditions.
President Bush later
acknowledged those reservations by promising in a letter written to Sharon on April 14th, 2004 that the US would recognize existing demographic realities and understood that Israel would retain the large blocs of Jewish communities near Jerusalem and in the Jordan Valley as part of any final settlement.This was supposed to be a quid pro quo to Sharon in exchange for pushing the Jews of Gaza out of their homes.
Even more telling, President Bush assured Sharon that the US would only support the Road Map and no other plan, since it was in accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, not the Saudi 'peace' ultimatum Obama is so thrilled about. The US also guaranteed Sharon that they would see to it that Gaza did not become a security risk for Israel.
When Secretary Clinton says there was
'never any agreement', she's simply lying . As a matter of fact, Elliot Abrams, who actually was in the Bush Administration as deputy National Security Advisor
confirmed that in the Washington Post.Clinton, of course, is just passing on a message from her new boss.
She has no power at State and has been reduced to being a messenger girl.
Based on this blatant dishonesty, the Israelis would be justified in pulling out of the Roadmap entirely, but they're apparently keeping their powder dry for now.
However, this should put them on notice that any agreements they make with Obama are subject to hope n' change without notice. And not worth a damn.
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