Samantha Power is the Special Assistant to President Obama. She has his ear and advises him on foreign policy, amongst other things. In a video newly discovered, she states that the United States should spend "billions" on a "new" Palestinian state, while putting troops on the ground to support that effort.
Here is the video:
Here is a partial transcript (emphasis mine):
Power- What we need is a willingness to actually put something on the line in, sort of, helping the situation. And putting something on the line might mean alienating a domestic constituency of tremendous political and financial import. It may, more crucially, mean sacrificing, or investing more than sacrificing literally billions of dollars not in servicing Israeli military but actually investing in the new state of Palestine; in investing billions of dollars it would probably take also to support, I think, what will have to be a mammoth protection force...a meaningful military presence because, it seems to me at this stage, and this is true of actual genocides as well and not just major human rights abuses which we're seeing there, but is that you, you have to go in as if you're serious.
You have to put something on the line and unfortunately, imposition of a solution on unwilling parties is dreadful... but sadly, you know, we don't just have a democracy here either. We have a liberal democracy... [Israel] requires external intervention.
Update, Urgent- Looks like the Obama Administration may make this nut-job the next Secretary of State
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Just... wow
ReplyDeleteIt's the old Purim story.
ReplyDeleteGreat find, Aurelius.
ReplyDeleteThe liberal pipedream: get rid of israel. Well it isn't going to happen, not with obama or anyone else.
ReplyDeleteThanks, UH
ReplyDeleteWhere the Bible predicts that ALL nations will stand against Israel, I had a real problem because I never expected my country [USA] to be an enemy of Israel. But, here is the groundwork being laid big-time. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
ReplyDeleteCass Sunstein's wife. What do you expect? Progressive garbage.
ReplyDeleteAnimalstineans are all terrorists.
ReplyDeleteThis Lesbo has to go. We are not the police of the world. Too much American blood has been shed in this world. She wants to send American troops, she should put in her tampon and put on a uniform and go herself.
ReplyDeleteI do not want alignment with Israel. Nor interference with its governing. I say her argument makes sense and is the logical sequence based on the rest of Mid-east intervention.
ReplyDeleteShe is advocating siding with a terrorist government in the PA against the Israeli democracy. What the hell is a "liberal" democracy? She's an idiot and she says the Jews in America control the government. I didn't realize she's a Palestinian activist and never worked in the state department. Who the hell is she to be considered sect'y of state?
DeleteThis woman is a psycho. Mossad should keep a very close eye on this looney.
ReplyDeletewhat she is requesting happen to the people of Israel should alone be done to her.
ReplyDeleteThis again is the Obama Doctrine. Take out Isreal!! WELL God will not let that happen and nor will Americans. These people and the Obama Regime are extremely dangerous and they need to go. They are radical leftist communist Democrat Party and they all need to be removed from the Whitehouse, defund the Czars and arrest those who are trying to tear down, destroy our Constitution. These Senators, Congressman & women, The President and the Whitehouse staff are sworn to uphold & protect the Constitution, not subfert it. Arrest them or remove them now!!!
ReplyDeleteHopefully the Republicans will put up a serious, intelligent, and capable presidential challenge to Obama in 2012 to ensure Israel's survival... and our own economic and physical survival as well. The US and the world cannot tolerate another 4 years of an Obama administration.
ReplyDeleteWhen will Americans wake up and understand what this administration is about, what this president's values and commitments are, and with whom he is surrounding himself?
ReplyDeleteThis woman is an abomination. Listening to her speak turned my stomach. Sadly, I am not surprised. This is the thinking of our current fanatical leadership. I pray we will be rid of it before too long.
ReplyDeleteI live in Israel and I know this woman dosn't know what she is talking about. Israeli Armi only goes after terrorists or Palastinians that are susspected of planing actions to kill Israeli citizens. Arabs in Israel have preedom that are the same as all Israeli citizens. When Israel became a nation they were willing that Palastinians too will have a land side by side, but it was the Arabs that refused, and are still refusing to have peace. If terrorists will come after her, she too will have to protect herself.
ReplyDeletePowers, learn history, then talk. There is no death penalty in Israel. Terrorists who killed Israeli children and women in busses and restaurants are sitting in prison; they are alive while innocent Israelis are dead.
ReplyDeleteShe compares Israel with Rawanda? Israel defends itself from those who want it exterminated. All the palestinians,Syrians, Iranians, etc. have to do is recognize Israel's right to exist and really mean it. The Arab leaders have screwed their own people by not making peace and then forming a Mid-East zone with israel and matching proven Israeli innovation with Arabic natural reources, talent and labor. Had the Arabs recognized Israel and done that in 1967 or even 1973, the Palestinans would not have been looted by the likes of Arafat, Assad,and their other so called self serving leaders. From 1967 to 2011 is 44 years of wasted progress for the Arab people. It is the fault of their own leaders blaming Israel as scapegoat. Israel gave them back a Gaza that was developed by Israel only for the Hezbollah to destroy it for their own people. How this lady can make a case for Israel to give more is an intellectual exercise that does not pass any reasonable test.
ReplyDeleteYes, the US should borrow even more money from China to finance aggression against our only ally in the middle east. This idiot wants to send a "mammoth force" as well. In my opinion this idiot is so insane she is dangerous.
ReplyDeleteI would like to say that those who want the destruction of the State of Israel will have a hard time trying to do it. First of all, God is behind Israel, because it is his land ( I hope you or whoever reads this short comment. It is God's land, so watch what you are trying to do to the Jewish people. Do not be a fool. Remember how the Egyptians were forced to set the people of Israel free??? Do you? and if you do not, please, read the Bible, ok.) Secondly, the moment you cross into Israel do not expect flowers or cheerleaders to help you make your way easy into the Holly Land... you and your friends in the Middle East will dig a big graveyard in that small piece of land called Israel. And by the way, If I am not mistaken there is the Valley of Megido where the armies of the North, South and East will be destroyed by whom???? mmmmmmmm!!!! I wonder.... Read the Bible lady, and all of you who hate the Jewish people. They will survive, but you??? Read the Bible and see what the outcome is going to be... It is so hard for you all to get it, don't you??? How many times you have to be told what is going to happen to those who want to destroy Jewish People.... maybe, 100 times. Read the Bible world and realize what the future looks like for all of you... Israel will survive. Think about it. Do not be so naive and ignorant. Read the Bible.....
ReplyDeleteSamantha Power is a professional anti-Israel activist. There is no "genocide" of the Palestinians. For her to even sue this word shows she is incompetent
ReplyDeleteShe herself if a 'settler' in America, not a 'native' American, coming from Jew-hating Eire-Ireland at age of 7 with her mother. What would she say if some Israeli had suggested that the Israelis send a 'large force' to protect the non-Catholic northern Irish from the murderous IRA coming over the border from Eire....?
ReplyDeleteI think that you talk out of ignorance, why don't you take care of Syria, Egypt, and other Muslim countries they need your help, Israel is an independent country and you should have respect for the country and their sovereignty. You don't have any thing to back up for talking the way you do, it is a disgrace to hear the way you talk about Israel .Remember it is not the second world war we learned a lot from it.So respect Israel and every other independent country.
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