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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Joe Biden: "This is Starting to Get Serious for Us"

If this story (via Laura Rozen from Yediot Aharanot) is true, Joe Biden was a lot more pointed with Netanyahu than his public response to Israel's provocative act on his arrival:

People who heard what Biden said were stunned. “This is starting to get dangerous for us,” Biden castigated his interlocutors. “What you’re doing here undermines the security of our troops who are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. That endangers us and it endangers regional peace.”

The vice president told his Israeli hosts that since many people in the Muslim world perceived a connection between Israel’s actions and US policy, any decision about construction that undermines Palestinian rights in East Jerusalem could have an impact on the personal safety of American troops fighting against Islamic terrorism.


1 comment:

John said...

There is an old saying which ends +++ But Words Will Never Hurt Me +++

This administration can sure talk pretty. However, the teleprompter is no substitute for the "Big Stick".