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Netanyahu joined the Israel Defense Forces during the Six-Day War in 1967, and became a team leader in the Sayeret Matkal special forces unit. He took part in many missions, including Operation Inferno (1968), Operation Gift (1968) and Operation Isotope (1972), during which he was shot in the shoulder.
He fought on the front lines in the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War in 1973, taking part in special forces raids along the Suez Canal, and then leading a commando assault deep into Syrian territory.[3]
He achieved the rank of captain before being discharged. Netanyahu served as the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations from 1984 to 1988, member of the Likud party, and was Prime Minister from June 1996 to July 1999. He moved from the political arena to the private sector after being defeated in the 1999 election for Prime Minister by Ehud Barak.
Netanyahu returned to politics in 2002 as Foreign Affairs Minister (20022003) and Finance Minister (20032005) in Ariel Sharon's governments, but he departed the government over disagreements regarding the Gaza disengagement plan.
He retook the Likud leadership in December 2005, after Sharon left to form a new party.[4] In the 2006 election, Likud did poorly, winning 12 seats.[5]
In December 2006, Netanyahu became the official Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset and Chairman of Likud. In 2007, he retained the Likud leadership by beating Moshe Feiglin in party elections.[6]
Following the 2009 parliamentary election, in which Likud placed second and right-wing parties won a majority,[7] Netanyahu formed a coalition government.[8][9]
After the victory in the 2013 elections, he became the second person to be elected to the position of Prime Minister for a third term, after Israel's founder David Ben-Gurion.
Netanyahu's older brother, Yonatan Netanyahu, commander of Sayeret Matkal, was killed in 1976 while commanding the ground assault element during Operation Entebbe. His younger brother, Iddo Netanyahu, is a playwright. Their father, Benzion Netanyahu, was an Israeli historian.
In 2005, Netanyahu was voted the 18th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[10]
In 2012, Netanyahu was listed 23rd on the Forbes magazine's list of "The World's Most Powerful People."[11]
In 2013, he was ranked third on the list of the "Most Influential Jews in the World" by The Jerusalem Post.[12] He had been ranked first on the list in 2012 and 2010.[13][14]
Oh, shit. I thought you were actually capable of discussing foreign policy. My bad.
Sorry...I didn't know"Kerry jacked this up" represented foreign policy discussion. My bad.
It is mind boggling that so many don't know the history of strong men versus the thin record of our CO...community organizer.
I don't like Netanyahu. I don't. I never did. But, Kerry has jacked this up. Really, he has.
Oh, shit. I thought you were actually capable of discussing foreign policy. My bad.
But, here is the thing you don't get: Obama is not going to be up for reelection. You don't have diddly squat after that. Nothing. Meanwhile back at the ranch, these problems will persist. International problems persist.
But, ya.......noted. You don't like Obama. Again. I just thought you were capable of doing more than that. My mistake. Won't happen again.
But, here is the thing you don't get: Obama is not going to be up for reelection. You don't have diddly squat after that. Nothing. Meanwhile back at the ranch, these problems will persist. International problems persist.
But, ya.......noted. You don't like Obama. Again. I just thought you were capable of doing more than that. My mistake. Won't happen again.
How come is that?
How come the brainless nutters don't know that President Obama is not running for office?
Over and over, they post how this or that non-issue is gonna wreck his career like they have no frikken clue that he was elected to leader of the free world. Twice.
The rw has gotten so damn dumb.
Fecklessness has its rewards: Barack Obama will be the next UN Secretary General
By: gawken (Diary) | March 17th, 2014 at 07:32 AM | 7
Reading the news that the US was preparing to cede control of the internet to “the world community,” a.k.a. Red China, Russia, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, et al, was at first a head-scratcher. Why? What’s Obama doing? It makes no sense. He’ll piss off even a lot of Democrats. He’s not THAT stupid.
That was soon followed by the “AHA!!!!” moment. Now it ALL makes sense, a LOT OF SENSE!!!
It’s obvious that Obama loves campaigning, he’s just not that into governing. He does , however, have one more campaign in him…. he’s now running to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Obama’s term expires Jan 20th, 2017. In case you hadn’t noticed, the term of the current SecGen expires on Dec 31, 2016.
What does the SecGen do? Actually, pretty much nothing. Gives some speeches, chairs a few meetings, attends lots of receptions and parties, and flies around the world a lot. The job comes with a lot of perks, including a five story town house on Sutton Place, lots of staff, a practically unlimited budget. There’s nothing to well, govern. The UN charter does not list any specific duties or responsibilities in that regard. No pesky rules or regulations, like a Constitution, to be concerned with. It’s perfect for Obama. And let’s not forget all those great golf courses in the metropolitan area.
The UN Charter provides that the Secretary General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the Security Council. As the five permanent members of the council have veto powers, Obama has to get the approval of Russia and China, and he’s in.
Historically, the job of Secretary General went to a neutral, or third world power, as during the cold war era the USA and USSR would veto anyone from the opposite faction.
And if there are any murmurs of opposition to Obama, well..look for Obama to fess up that he’s really Kenyan, after all…and thus a “third-worlder.”
The UN is becoming more and more irrelevant. The Secretary General has less impact than a Cabinet undersecretary. I’d wager that 95% of American couldn’t name the current Secretary General ( Go ahead, can you??? See what I mean..) A GOP president, with a GOP controlled Congress, might well move to cut the US appropriation to the UN, which would really mess thing up over in Turtle Bay.
The Obamas could, in an instant turn things around, and put the UN on the front page. Imagine Barack and Michelle ensconced in NYC, to the adulation of an adoring media. The UN might even be able to get its expansion plans off the ground..( and in the process, construct a big new office from which Obama could survey the world)
So all he has to do is win the support of Russia and Red China. The US, Britain, and France will support him. Let’s face it, a President Lyndon LaRouche, let alone a President Rand Paul, wouldn’t dare oppose Obama.
So if we view all of Obama’s policies and decisions in the light of attempting to curry favor with the Russians and Red Chinese, well..it starts to make sense.
*Allow Red China’s massive military build-up to go unopposed. Instead, pull back US forces in the Pacific, and reduce our ability to project force. “Carriers? We don’t need no stinkin’carriers.” Obama’s allowing the Chinese to dominate the region.
*Libya, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Ukraine. I mean, could Putin ask for anything more than what Obama’s allowing him to get away with?
*Obama’s environmental and economic policies are badly hurting the US economy, while allowing China to continue massive economic expansion, and the accompanying pollution it brings. Russia will continue to have a market for its energy exports to western Europe, and the political power that comes with the ability to turn off the valves, and/or jack up the prices.
*And now we’re handing over control of the Internet to whom?….yup..the bad guys.
Just a few…..there are many more.
Obama told Putin that he’d have more “flexibility” after the election. He surely has demonstrated that.
Ask yourself, why would the Russians and the Red Chinese oppose Obama as the next Secretary General? He’s giving them all they could ask for now. What more could they want?
And as for Obama, it’s a perfect fit, even more than it’s the ideal job description for him. After all, what’s the guy gonna do next? He’s young, too young to retire to Hawaii and play golf. Teach law? Lecture? Nah…He can’t be a senior statesman for the Democrat party..by the time he leaves, the Dems will be in the electoral wasteland, having lost control of the Congress and the White House, not to mention most state houses. He will have succeeded, wildly so, in ”fundamentally transforming..the Democrat party.” Democrats will soon look upon Carter with fond memories.
Simply put, there’s no room for Obama and Clinton on the same stage. What’s Barry gonna do..another “global initiative?” Nope. But the guy does have a monstrous ego, laced with narcissism, that needs an outlet. Remember the Greek pillars ? The vow to make the oceans obey his commands? He needs a stage, a platform……
And where better than at the UN, “ruling the world.”
And BTW..there’s no pesky rule in the UN charter limiting him to two terms..
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Netanyahu loathes Obama, Israels opposition leader charges...
Netanyahu 'loathes' Obama, Israel's opposition leader charges | The Times of Israel
Oh, shit. I thought you were actually capable of discussing foreign policy. My bad.
Those who loathe Obama in America, like Deltex, is less than 10% of us.
The rest of us loathe the bullying thugs of the far right.
Netanyahu ‘loathes’ Obama, Israel’s opposition leader charges...
Netanyahu 'loathes' Obama, Israel's opposition leader charges | The Times of Israel
You fail to mention that his "loathing" isn't being applauded, it's being criticized as a danger to Israel. Seems it's Bebe that's sucking hind tit, NOT Bama.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “loathes” Barack Obama, and his hostile attitude to the US president constitutes a danger to Israel’s well-being, the head of the Israeli opposition charged on Friday night, in a highly unusual acknowledgement of the long-rumored strained personal ties between the two leaders."
