tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post9168041389951943740..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: Too much emotionHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-34303536822946113002013-09-01T00:47:02.668+01:002013-09-01T00:47:02.668+01:00Whitehall, the posting I have just put up discusse...Whitehall, the posting I have just put up discusses Israeli interest as far as I can make out what they are. I think you may well be right. They do not think Obama is their friend or that he will ever make the right decision. I cannot imagine where they get that idea. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-77242028504191315322013-08-31T22:37:55.559+01:002013-08-31T22:37:55.559+01:00So what do the Israelis see as their interest here...So what do the Israelis see as their interest here?<br /><br />I strongly suspect that they prefer that Obama just butt out. They have reason to trust neither his judgment nor his motivations.<br /><br />The most cogent analysis I've heard is that this is a proxy war between the Saudis and the Persians, Sunni vs Shia. Much like the Iraq/Iran war, the only benefit is that both sides are severely weakened from the bloodletting.<br /><br />The French interest is, I'll bet, hope that Total gets a piece of the gas field development action.Whitehallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-83746471777866549162013-08-31T21:17:48.560+01:002013-08-31T21:17:48.560+01:00Woops, sorry. Stealth edit will be done. Thank you...Woops, sorry. Stealth edit will be done. Thank you. I actually knew this but was careless in the proof-reading. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-65352761944105058192013-08-31T15:10:30.053+01:002013-08-31T15:10:30.053+01:00Excellent analysis as always, but note that the wa...Excellent analysis as always, but note that the warplanes for which the French are hoping to drum up orders are called "Rafale" (squall).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-53964600665676830132013-08-31T12:53:28.339+01:002013-08-31T12:53:28.339+01:00Oh that's nothing. This one is a contender for...Oh that's nothing. This one is a contender for the "even worse than Carter" award. Glenn Reynolds has been saying for some time that another Carter presidency is not the worst case scenario. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-62713602817768078232013-08-31T11:15:04.631+01:002013-08-31T11:15:04.631+01:00I stand astonished that the US has performed the c...I stand astonished that the US has performed the considerable feat of finding a President who is a contender for an "even worse than W" award.deariemenoreply@blogger.com