Biden Indicates U.S. Won’t Stand in Israel’s Way

Biden Indicates U.S. Won’t Stand in Israel’s Way

By Nichole Hungerford

Remember back when Obama tap danced around the question of direct engagement of Iran with no preconditions and you could almost envision him and Ahmadinejad sharing a milkshake at the In-N-Out Burger?  Yeah.  Now, following the brutal crackdown of Iran’s own protesting citizens, the White House still intends to engage the oppressive regime with respect to their nuclear ambitions.  They seem so open for dialogue, don’t they?  Remarks from Vice President Biden demonstrate that the U.S. will not stand in the way if Israel attacked Iranian nuclear facilities.   He said that as a sovereign nation Irsrael can determine for itself what is in its best interest.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that they may take action if Iran does not respond to offers of engagement by year’s end, at which time Iran’s interest in diplomacy should be clear.

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