Obama: "Israel, You're On Your Own."

I always wonder why people are so credulous.  If someone lies to you time after time, why should you be reassured when he tells you what you want to hear?  But American Jews want to think that Obama cares for them.  After all they have been loyal Democrats even longer than blacks.  They have given him huge sums of money.  They approve of his domestic politics.  The speech to AIPAC was what they wanted to hear, even if it contradicts pretty much everything he has said and done about Israel.

The people who live in reality, look at what he does.  They look at who he hangs around with.  They look at who he appoints.  If he says something that is not in line with his actions, his friends or his appointees, you can be fairly sure that he's lying.

The Obama who gave the speech last Thursday about Israel's 1967 borders was the Obama that's in line with his actions and his friends.  The speech he gave to AIPAC was not. 

Except ... except ...  remember that Obama can't help himself when he has the ability to give somebody the finger while telling us he's only scratching his nose.

So on RealClearPolitics I saw this little gem. 

"As for security, every state has the right to self-defense, and Israel must be able to defend itself – by itself – against any threat."

Read that again: "Israel must be able to defend itself – by itself"

That can be read either as a ringing endorsement of a militarily strong Israel, able to fight off all the Arab armies arrayed against it all by itself, or it could be the kiss-off.  It's either the middle finger or Obama scratching his nose. 

My interpretation: don't expect any help from the Obama administration if several hundred million Arabs decide to invade. Obama is a big fan of the Europeans who regard Israel as a "shitty little country."  For Obama, the end of Israel would eliminate lots of problems.