Obama to meet with Netanyahu on March 5 amidst rising Iran tensions
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By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie [caption id="attachment_38566" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Obama and Netanyahu meeting at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 2008"] [/caption] Today the White House announced that President of the United States Barack Obama will meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This comes as the potential of an Israeli strike on Iran only continues to grow and the tensions between the West and Iran consistently rise by the day, especially after Iran deployed naval vessels into the Mediterranean Sea, a move which Israel considered a “provocation.” Obama's national security adviser Tom Donilon – who, incidentally, just returned from a three-day trip to Israel – reportedly told Netanyahu that Obama “looks forward to meeting with him.” This is likely being highlighted because in November of last year a hot microphone caught Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy complaining about Netanyahu at the G-20. Sarkozy now infamously said of Netanyahu, “I don’t want to see him anymore, he’s a liar,” to which Obama responded, “You’ve had enough of him, but I have to deal with him every day!” That being said, I think this comment was blown way out of proportion, because right after Obama made the comment he asked Sarkozy to try to convince the Palestinians to pull back their drive to be recognized by the United Nations. Obviously Obama still has his loyalties with Israel, and I am sure that Netanyahu realizes that any pseudo anti-Israeli rhetoric coming from the Obama administration means essentially nothing. In a White House statement, it was said that Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Chief of the General Staff Benny Gantz (who previously hinted at foul play targeting the Iranian nuclear program ) and National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror and Donilon, along with Netanyahu himself discussed the “full range of security issues of mutual concern,” which obviously means Iran. Gantz has also recently stated that Israel "will make [their] own decision" regarding a military strike on Iran, echoing earlier concerns that Israel wouldn't even warn the United States before carrying out the attack. The White House referred to Donilon's visit as part of the “continuous and intensive dialogue” between the United States and Israel which Xinhua says “reflects [the] unshakable U.S. commitment to Israel's security.” Indeed, despite any apparent disagreements between the United States and Israel, there is an alliance so tight and so pervasive that it will likely never be broken, at least not any time soon. Just last month, this was evidenced by Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveling to Israel as well. The rhetoric surrounding Iran just continues to get more heated, with Netanyahu saying on February 16 that the international sanctions on Iran are not working while also calling Iran “the most irresponsible force in the world.” This is quite ironic coming from the leader of a government who breaks intentional law on a daily basis, something which even Iran cannot seem to live up to. Of course Netanyahu is completely unable to back up his rhetoric with fact, which is clearly why they're relying solely on emotionally charged language, baseless accusations and anything possible to keep away from having to actually prove their claims surrounding the Iranian nuclear program's alleged military ends. The stakes got even higher with the possible false flag terrorist attacks in India, Georgia and Thailand which were quickly blamed on Iran (without a shred of evidence, I might add) by Netanyahu. Considered together, this is quite a troubling picture, especially given that United States Secretary of Defense claimed earlier this month that Israel could actually strike Iran as soon as this spring, although I think that setting a date is a little bit premature at this point. Hopefully all of these projections are wrong and eventually the tensions will begin to ease and we will be able to avoid what could very well become the makings of World War III. Unfortunately, Israel and the United States' warmongering ways make it seem like a distant possibility.