Thanks to the eagle eye of my pal Todd, I corrected the spelling to Israel from the inadvertent typographical transposition of Isreal. Mea culpa.
Dear Pals,
Whenever Vice President Joe Biden speaks, I have a curious reaction that is a cross-between giddy laughter and a shriek of stark terror.
While our inspiring new President is abroad in Moscow "resetting" the US-Russian relationship with his own brand of charismatic personal diplomacy that has been dutifully reported to enchant people far and wide,
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31771695/ns/world_news-europe
...Joe Biden was on the loose on TV saying, "if Israel decided to hit Iran's nuclear reactors that it was within their rights as a sovereign nation."
Hmmm...is that just another Bidenism ( Bidenism: an ill-advised and intemperate jibber-jabber gaffe from the "Scrappy Kid From Scranton,") or did he accidentally blurt out a little insight into a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy in the wake of the recent elections and political unrest in Iran?
If I was a mullah in Teheran, I might be wondering if the Vice President's statement effectively amounted to the equivalent of Pontius Pilate washing his hands in a difficult spot? Is he trying to walk a fine line between the Jewish population in the the United States and the Muslims of the Islamic world, by saying Isreal is on its own.
Was Joe really saying, "Hey, if Israel hits Iran, it's their decision and theirs alone. We can't control them. Ergo, we can't be accused of being responsible for aiding, abetting, encouraging...or possibly even, supporting or standing behind that kind of unilateral Israeli action???"
Hmmm...I may be nuts, but Obama appeared to have been keeping Joe on a very short leash with a tight muzzle on lately; for him to suddenly resurface on Meet The Press and make this kind of statement while his boss was headng out of town , seems a bit incongruous and yet, curiously coincidental in an Administration that carefully orchestrates everything.
Where is Secretary of State Hillary Rodam Clinton?
She's been as silent as the Sphinx since Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo. I would expect that she, not "Clueless Joe," would be the leading Administration spokesperson on matters of this highly sensitive nature.
Everybody knows The Middle East is a "powder keg" and the last person who needs to be playing with matches and gasoline in that environment is Joe "Shoot from the Lip" Biden.
Of course, if and when the do-do hits the fan, Obama can always say, "Hey I was out of town in Moscow, I didn't say that...and, well you know Joe...hahaha." (Flash trademark Obama smile here)
Keep an eye on this...there's more here than meets the eye, methinks.
Birk, Commonsensetarian and Citizen of the Republic
PS: While he's in Russia, I wonder if our apologetic and charismatic President offered to create a "Czar" to oversee the new pathway to nuclear disarmament (a.k.a. the non-deployment of the U.S. Protective Missile Defense Umbrella in Europe.)
Maybe he should appoint Vice President Joe Biden to that Czar role. The Russians have a long history of dealing with Czars. It would probabably work out just fine for Obama too, especially if Joe goes Romanov on his own in the Russian countryside.
Ekaterinburg is thataway Joe!
