Chalcedon Blog

The darling of the far Left, Senator Barack Obama, has paid his visit to one of our nation's most powerful lobbying organizations: AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee). AIPAC regularly robs the American taxpayers of a cool $3 billion a year with total aid since 1949 estimated at $108 billion. All of this spent for the sustaining of the Zionist state and the fighting of its wars.

In case the average liberal thought Obama was the true alternative candidate to the war-mongering GOP, think again. He's as much on the war footing as anyone from a Red State. His recent speech for the Zionists makes that clear:

"It is important to remember this history--that Israel had unilaterally withdrawn from Lebanon only to have Iran supply Hezbollah with thousands of rockets.

Our job is to never forget that the threat of violence is real. Our job is to renew the United States' efforts to help Israel achieve peace with its neighbors while remaining vigilant against those who do not share this vision. Our job is to do more than lay out another road map; our job is to rebuild the road to real peace and lasting security throughout the region.

That effort begins with a clear and strong commitment to the security of Israel: our strongest ally in the region and its only established democracy. That will always be my starting point. And when we see all of the growing threats in the region: from Iran to Iraq to the resurgence of al-Qaeda to the reinvigoration of Hamas and Hezbollah, that loyalty and that friendship will guide me as we begin to lay the stones that will build the road that takes us from the current instability to lasting peace and security."

Obama then begins the anti-war spin -- pure feigning:

"As many of you know, I opposed this war from the beginning - in part because I believed that giving this President the open-ended authority to invade Iraq would lead to the open-ended occupation we find ourselves in today.

Now our soldiers find themselves in the crossfire of someone else's civil war. More than 3,100 have given the last full measure of devotion to their country. This war has fueled terrorism and helped galvanize terrorist organizations. And it has made the world less safe."

Don't let this rhetoric fool you. Obama wants redeployment of U.S. troops to confront Iran:

"As the U.S. redeploys from Iraq, we can recapture lost influence in the Middle East. We can refocus our efforts to critical, yet neglected priorities, such as combating international terrorism and winning the war in Afghanistan. And we can, then, more effectively deal with one of the greatest threats to the United States, Israel and world peace: Iran."

Obama then stoops even lower. He starts boot-licking on the Holocaust:

"Unfortunately, history has a terrible way of repeating itself. President Ahmadinejad has denied the Holocaust. He held a conference in his country, claiming it was a myth. But we know the Holocaust was as real as the 6 million who died in mass graves at Buchenwald, or the cattle cars to Dachau or whose ashes clouded the sky at Auschwitz. We have seen the pictures. We have walked the halls of the Holocaust museum in Washington and Yad Vashem. We have touched the tattoos on loved-ones arms. After 60 years, it is time to deny the deniers."

This is a communications ploy. Holocaust-deniers are equal to those who exterminated the Jews. We marched against Hitler, we must march against Iran:

"The world must work to stop Iran's uranium enrichment program and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. It is far too dangerous to have nuclear weapons in the hands of a radical theocracy. And while we should take no option, including military action, off the table, sustained and aggressive diplomacy combined with tough sanctions should be our primary means to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons."

Obama hides his support for war with Iran behind his proposed pursuit of "tough-minded diplomacy." What does that mean? Threats? Or, appeasement? Iran has already made clear that sanctions would be taken as a declaration of war. What will Obama do? He wants to arm Israel to the teeth:

"At the same time, we must preserve our total commitment to our unique defense relationship with Israel by fully funding military assistance and continuing work on the Arrow and related missile defense programs. This would help Israel maintain its military edge and deter and repel attacks from as far as Tehran and as close as Gaza."

He then offers his support for the two-state solution:

"We can and we should help Israelis and Palestinians both fulfill their national goals: two states living side by side in peace and security. Both the Israeli and Palestinian people have suffered from the failure to achieve this goal. The United States should leave no stone unturned in working to make that goal a reality."

Any review of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians demonstrates the impossibility of such a solution. Israel will always be an occupying power in Palestine. The Palestinians will essentially sign a Suzerain Treaty with Israel being the vassal lord. The Palestinians have no resources. No oil. No real military. Nothing. They will only exist under the watchful eye of the Zionists.

Barack Obama is cowtowing to the political and economic interests of the wealthy AIPAC. His "tough-minded diplomacy" will be backed up by U.S. military force. Obama is a puppet for the same interests that brought us the invasion of Iraq.