Barack Obama, speaking before a group of Jewish leaders, assured them that unlike Jimmy Carte, he would never meet with the terrorist organization Hamas. According to Obama, "We must not negotiate with a terrorist group intent on Israel's destruction," Obama said. "We should only sit down with Hamas if they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel's right to exist, and abide by past agreements."
Of course, there is very large inconsistency with Obama's statement that he would not meet with Hamas. Obama is already on record, more than once, as stating that he would sit down and talk with the Iranian government, which, like Hamas, has sworn the destruction of Israel. This inconsistency is not lost on Obama, He is, after all, brilliant. Says Obama of the reasons he would talk with Iran, and not Hamas:
Of course, Barry also fails to reconcile the fact that Iran recognizes Hamas as legitimate and also provides funding to Hamas. So there is this puzzling distinction he makes between terrorist organizations he deems illegitimate and nation states that enable these same illegitimate terrorist organizations. We could ask Obama to elaborate, but I'm quite sure he can't.
Beyond all the above, there is there are other problems with Obama's stance on Hamas. It would appear that his mentor, Reverend Jerimiah Wright, and his church, might disagree with Obama and his stance on Hamas. Wright and Obama's church, as we know, published the Hamas manifesto in one of its newsletters. No doubt, Obama will claim he did not receive that newsletter or that he wasn't in church that day. Wait, Obama as already made those claims.
Obama's church and the Hamas connection
And then there's this video of geeked up Palestinians blogging for Obama.
And the latest from Hamas' top political adviser:
Obama may not like Hamas, but they sure seem to be rooting for him.
The Democratic presidential candidate's comments to a group of Jewish leaders were his first on Carter's controversial meeting scheduled this week in Egypt.
Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain earlier in the week called on Obama to repudiate Carter's meeting.
Obama told the group he had a "fundamental disagreement" with Carter, who was rebuffed by Israeli leaders during a peace mission to the Middle East this week.
Of course, there is very large inconsistency with Obama's statement that he would not meet with Hamas. Obama is already on record, more than once, as stating that he would sit down and talk with the Iranian government, which, like Hamas, has sworn the destruction of Israel. This inconsistency is not lost on Obama, He is, after all, brilliant. Says Obama of the reasons he would talk with Iran, and not Hamas:
“Hamas is not a state. Hamas is a terrorist organization,” Obama said, explaining the distinction. “They obviously have developed great influence within the Palestinian territories, but they do not control the apparatus of power; they are not legitimately recognized as a state. They do not have a seat in the United Nations. And so I think there is a very clear distinction; not necessarily in terms of some of the odious rhetoric that comes out of Iran’s leadership versus Hamas’ leadership. But there is a distinction in terms of their status within the international community.""What if Hamas won control and declared a jihadist in Gaza? What magical power would derive in his view from the mantle of statehood that would suddenly render them non-terrorist? A Palestinian poll of Gazans two months ago showed Fatah only seven points ahead of Hamas in terms of public support; a poll of wider Arab public opinion released today shows 56% sympathize with Hamas to an equal or greater degree than they do with Fatah. If it’s simply a question of popular legitimacy, then just give Hamas time; they’ll lock up a solid 51% eventually. If it’s more than that, if “statehood” isn’t fully achieved until either the U.S. or UN formally recognizes the entity, then the question is merely pushed back a step: What are his criteria for diplomatic recognition? If they’re the same as in the blockquote then why would he bother recognizing Iran? The Quds Force is already recognized as a terrorist organization by the State Department and the entire Revolutionary Guard may yet suffer the same fate. Is he going to delist them? Square this circle, Barry."
Of course, Barry also fails to reconcile the fact that Iran recognizes Hamas as legitimate and also provides funding to Hamas. So there is this puzzling distinction he makes between terrorist organizations he deems illegitimate and nation states that enable these same illegitimate terrorist organizations. We could ask Obama to elaborate, but I'm quite sure he can't.
Beyond all the above, there is there are other problems with Obama's stance on Hamas. It would appear that his mentor, Reverend Jerimiah Wright, and his church, might disagree with Obama and his stance on Hamas. Wright and Obama's church, as we know, published the Hamas manifesto in one of its newsletters. No doubt, Obama will claim he did not receive that newsletter or that he wasn't in church that day. Wait, Obama as already made those claims.
Obama's church and the Hamas connection
And then there's this video of geeked up Palestinians blogging for Obama.
And the latest from Hamas' top political adviser:
During an interview on WABC radio Sunday, top Hamas political adviser Ahmed Yousef said the terrorist group supports Obama’s foreign policy vision.Hamas a problem for Obama
“We don’t mind–actually we like Mr. Obama. We hope he will (win) the election and I do believe he is like John Kennedy, great man with great principle, and he has a vision to change America to make it in a position to lead the world community but not with domination and arrogance,” Yousef said in response to a question about the group’s willingness to meet with either of the Democratic presidential candidates.
Obama may not like Hamas, but they sure seem to be rooting for him.
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