"Yet the medieval forces of radical Islam, whom you just saw storming the American embassies throughout the Middle East...they seek supremacy over all muslims. They're bent on world conquest. They want to destroy Israel, Europe, America. They want to extinguish freedom. They want to end the modern world."
Throughout his speech, Bibi fearlessly called out Ahmedinejad and faced down the Islamic threats of terrorism...
The stand-out moment of his speech was of course the one that everyone's talking about...the message he attempted to get through to every other leader in the room, including the tinhorn dictators there, just how close Iran are to creating a nuclear weapon, via Diagram A...
Of course, guess who doesn't agree with Bibi's 'red line'...
BeltwayConfidential: President Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reiterated his opposition to Iran possessing a nuclear weapon, but he did not accede to Netanyahu’s request for a red line statement.
“The two leaders discussed a range of security issues, and the President reaffirmed his and our country’s unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security,” the White House Press Office stated in a readout of Obama’s call. “The two leaders underscored that they are in full agreement on the shared goal of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
In short, Obama’s position did not change despite Netanyahu’s high-profile appeal at the United Nations yesterday.
The dillholes at the White House thought it even fit to release a photo of Obama's displeasure...
Fortunately, some leaders, like our ally to the north, led by PM Stephen Harper, praised Netanyahu's red line speech...
JerusalemPost: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that his speech at the UN is now “reverberating” around the world, Netanyahu said Friday.
Harper said that Canada wanted to see a peaceful resolution to the Iranian crisis, “and we work closely with our allies to try and alert the world to the danger this presents and the necessity of dealing with it.”
Netanyahu said his speech was an attempt to translate the principle of stopping Iran into practice.
“In practice, that means setting red lines on their enrichment process. It’s their only discernible and vulnerable part of their nuclear program,” Netanyahu said before a breakfast meeting in New York with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Netanyahu reiterated what he said in his speech, that he believes Iran will “back off” if red lines are set.
During their meeting, Netanyahu praised Harper again for Canada’s decision recently to sever ties with Iran. “I think that what you did, severing ties with Iran, was not only an act of statesmanship, but an act of moral clarity,” he said.
So, at least in the meantime, while we work to oust our current Disgrace in office, perhaps Israel will maintain some sense of security knowing that they're not completely alone in this.
(h/t: WeaselZippers)
