JAD I take your point.
Two effects of bibis speech that I would anticipate.
1- the acceleration of acceptance of the idea that Israel ought to be cut off from unconditional american support. George Friedman made a pretty compelling case for that, and sticking his thumb in Obamas eye won't make bibi more attractive to the proponents of it.
2- associated with that, the growth of the Iran as potential ally camp. Let's face it, they're doing a lot of heavy lifting in Iraq now. Those contacts would tend to have a natural growth, and I wouldn't be too surprised to see an embassy back in Tehran within a decade.
I get the feeling that there is a natural drift away from Israel nowadays- it's hard to see what America gets out of the relationship, besides grief, and bibis display sounded more like impotent rage than threat to me.
My 2 cents.
Two effects of bibis speech that I would anticipate.
1- the acceleration of acceptance of the idea that Israel ought to be cut off from unconditional american support. George Friedman made a pretty compelling case for that, and sticking his thumb in Obamas eye won't make bibi more attractive to the proponents of it.
2- associated with that, the growth of the Iran as potential ally camp. Let's face it, they're doing a lot of heavy lifting in Iraq now. Those contacts would tend to have a natural growth, and I wouldn't be too surprised to see an embassy back in Tehran within a decade.
I get the feeling that there is a natural drift away from Israel nowadays- it's hard to see what America gets out of the relationship, besides grief, and bibis display sounded more like impotent rage than threat to me.
My 2 cents.
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