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The Red Line

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One can only imagine that this little presentation was for American consumption, as Bibi Netanyahu illustrates his red line.  As a result of all this bellicose talk this past week in regard to Iran, oil prices have shot up, thanks to the jittery commodities market.  Obama offered a tough but well measured speech, which of course was assailed by the Republicans, notably Allen West, who felt that Obama should have invoked the "Angel of Death" on Islamicists.  And, Romney and Ryan wasted no time decrying Obama's defense cuts, noting the jobs that would be lost in Virginia.   Ryan had supported this bi-partisan measure back in 2011 as a means of reducing the deficit, and actually included defense cuts in his Republican lauded deficit reduction plan.

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  1. NebrisSeptember 28, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    Excuse my French, but Bibi's performance was some silly assed shit. SNL grade.

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  2. NebrisSeptember 28, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    As for the GOP, that would require even more expletives and I try to show 'some' decorum when commenting in this particular blog.

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  3. James FergusonSeptember 28, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    Juvenile to say the least, but I think this kind of bellicose rhetoric goes ever well with the conservative electorate in America, who Bibi was obviously appealing to.

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  4. TripplerSeptember 28, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    A jail bird like West should talk ... rubbish says I.

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  5. TripplerSeptember 28, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    Treasonous Zionist American lobbyist says use false flag to start war on Iran:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M84l19H68mk

    Treason is the word.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    Look at the illustration Bibi had made. A cartoon bomb of the old variety, a ball with a fuse on top, black ink on which he uses a red felt pen marker in a broad swoop to show precisely where the red line is at. Is this guy at the U.N. or making a guest appearance on Sesame Street?

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  7. James FergusonSeptember 29, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    The fallout from his bomb chart has been hilarious,

    http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/09/28/daily-show-stewart-mocks-netanyahu

    Even Mitt tried to joke about it.

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  8. avrdsSeptember 29, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    That was hysterical! I had no idea he said "this is a bomb. This is a fuse." Whatever works I guess.

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  9. James FergusonSeptember 29, 2012 at 6:06 PM

    Quite honestly, I have no idea what possessed Bibi. Ahmadinejad came off looking very sane by comparison.

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