Collateral damage

Abraham Miller assesses the Israel-Iran standoff.

Obama is not concerned about Israel. He is concerned about winning re-election. An Israeli attack will push up oil prices and crash the American economy's fragile recovery. American voters always know how to vote their pocket books.

If Israel were obliterated, Obama would exude the same concern Franklin D. Roosevelt showed when Jan Karski, of the Polish underground, explained to him what was happening at Auschwitz. Roosevelt blew smoke rings from his cigar and dismissively told Karski to tell the Jews of Poland that all they need to know was that America was going to win the war. For Obama, who bows before Muslim tyrants and thinks Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan is the most important leader in the Middle East, Israel's obliteration wouldn't be worth a smoke ring.
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If Iran obliterates Israel, Obama will go to the next J Street meeting and make a condolence call. The New York Times will momentarily have something positive to say about Israel. Thomas Friedman will blame the stiff-necked Jews for getting themselves blown up. The National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches will mourn the Palestinians who were collateral damage, while quietly embracing the fulfillment of their version of replacement theology. The Pope will say something generic about man's inhumanity toward man. CNBC will do a two hour special on how to invest in the post-Israel world.
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