My friend recently asked me if I knew Obama's real stance on Israel when he ran for President.  I answered "I did and I did not vote for him because I decided that the number one issue to me was Israel  and the number two issue was Obamacare" - but that is a discussion for another day.  What I didn't say, was that I hoped my instinct was wrong.  Unfortunately, it was spot on!

Before anyone stops reading, or comments about what he has done for Israel (Iron Dome $), please let me clarify.  I would describe my political leanings as a conservative liberal (must be due to the 7 years I spent in Ann Arbor).  I vote based on issues and then I rank the issues in importance to me.  Sometimes I lean right, sometimes left.  I do not think that government should have as big as a role as it does, but mostly because I think inevitably, government screws everything up (i.e. VA Hospitals).  In a perfect world, I am all for paying taxes to help others, but this is not a perfect world - it is full of greedy short - sited people that say one thing and do another.  I might not approve of all aspects of Obamacare, but what I liked about Obama was that he seemed intelligent.  Intelligent people make informed decisions.  Intelligent people think about the consequences of their decisions.  Obama seems to have blinders on when it comes to foreign policy.  Not seeing too many intelligent decisions there.  There is a cartoon I saw today with John Kerry (whom Obama appointed, whom I also used to think was intelligent) that does a great job showing his stupidity.

Contrary to my great-aunt's comments, I do not think he is a secret radical Muslim (okay, sometimes these days I am starting to question that).  I do and did think that he could care less about Israel.  What he seems to care about is all of the Jewish supporters who donated to his campaign.  Okay, the last statement is an assumption, since he hasn't been Anti-Israel, he has done enough in non-war times to appear to support Israel.  However, as soon as trouble brewed, he started by not condemning the kidnappings to not letting the world know, unequivocally,  that the US stands with Israel.  Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East, supposedly a close ally of the US.  It is as if I am in middle school (and I am Israel in this scenario) and another kid started a bad rumor about me (hamas) and my best friend (Obama is this case) decides to stay away from me instead of standing by me and letting the rest of the school know the truth.  My mother would have said that my so called best friend, isn't really a friend at all.  Obama is not being a very good friend to Israel.

More importantly, he is not being a very good president to this country.  I will state it again, Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.  Obama is asking Israel to negotiate with terrorists, when the US would do no such thing.  Lets see, when have terrorists directly bombed the US.....mmm.... what did that lead to. ... Oh yeah, billions of US tax dollars, thousands of lives (civilian lives I may add) and two long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq!!!!    It seems that Obama has been relatively silent, except a few phone calls to Netanyahu.  Really?  that is all? oh no, I forgot, he pledged $47 million dollars to the Palestinians.  I have no doubt that the people of Gaza need that money for basic needs, but I would love to see the money trail for those funds.  Give it to Hamas - that would actually by illegal by federal law ( If the money goes to the Hamas led government, that is a violation of 18 U.S. Code § 2339B - Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations).  If the money goes to UNWRA, that does not seem much better than the money going to Hamas.  This organization seems to be controlled by Hamas considering weapons are found in their schools and then given back!  But to get back on this topic.  
if Hamas wins, the US loses its footage in the Middle East.  This region has been important real estate since the beginning of time.  Even without considering the economic impact, the political impact is even worse.  There are radical Islamists throughout the region and without the presence of the Western world, it will only get stronger.  Maybe more moderate Muslims can contain these forces, but it seems that country after country is falling or unstable.   Obama might not seem to care about Israel, but unless he is a radical Muslim, which I doubt, even he does not want to see a future where radical Muslims rule the world as we know it..... another topic for another time.  Maybe he needs to think about the consequences of his actions or inactions!