Midknight Review -- new and revised: A brief review of Obama's trip to Israel. "Brief," we say, because there is so little substance to talk about.

In spite of a decade of talk and failure, in dealing with Iran, Obama is now in Israel, for the first time since 2008, and touting the same old, tiresome Progressive/Liberal anti-war rhetoric:

“Now is the time for the Iranian government to take immediate and meaningful steps to reduce tensions and work toward and enduring, long-term settlement to the nuclear issue.”

Those of us with age and perspective, have heard this kind of talk so often, meaningless and without results, that it has become so much gibberish.

To add further embarrassment to Obama’s ineptness as a diplomat and effect negotiator, CBS News isreporting that he is pursuing a “charm offensive,” while in Israel, attempting to circumvent Netanyahu’s influence and move the region away from war, but without first getting any concessions from Iran.

Obama has been the most detrimental political force to Israel, coming out of America, since that nation’s inception. His policies have helped to turn the Middle East on its head and his assault against a conservative Israeli constituency, continues with this visit to the “promised land.” Can he reverse recent polling trends (Politico.com) , in this tiny country, showing only 10% of Israeli's seeing Obama as supportive of their country? But more importantly, can he accomplish anything of substance in a trip to Israel and the Middle East region, without having committed to a serious diplomatic process that lays a foundation for hopeful results to follow?

Zogby gives us this report:

• After improving with the election of Barack Obama in 2008, U.S. favorable ratings across the Arab world have plummeted. In most countries they are lower than at the end of the Bush Administration, and lower than Iran’s favorable ratings (except in Saudi Arabia).

• The continuing occupation of Palestinian lands and U.S. interference in the Arab world are held to be the greatest obstacles to peace and stability in the Middle East.

This is what faces Obama, as an obstacle to what he hopes to accomplish. Since Obama has not bothered to define his mission, any positive result will be touted by the Compliant Media, and wildly so, as a raging success. Anytime you add anything to "zero," the results are astronomical.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

Midknight Review -- new and revised

A brief review of Obama's trip to Israel. "Brief," we say, because there is so little substance to talk about.

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