Obama Touts Tehran While Pence Is In Israel
Indiana Governor Mike Pence meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu |
Yet during the same interview, Mr. Obama also admits that Iran "has a track record of state-sponsored terrorism, that we know was attempting to develop a nuclear weapon . . . whose rhetoric is not only explicitly anti-American but also has been incendiary when it comes to its attitude towards the state of Israel."
For whatever reason, Obama seems to be desperate for Iran to emerge as a "successful regional power." He's become something of a pen pal with Iran's Supreme Leader, sending letters to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, including one last month. And while speaking with NPR, Obama left open the possibility of establishing an embassy in Tehran, just as he has done with Cuba.
Pence In Israel - Indiana Governor Mike Pence is in Israel this week, promoting economic development between Israel and Indiana, as well as visiting historical and cultural sites. He met today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed his deep appreciation and support for the state of Israel. The cultural portion of the governor's visit is being sponsored by Christians United for Israel.
Support for Israel will be a major factor in the 2016 presidential contest. CNN reports that Ben Carson was in Israel last week. Elizabeth Warren was there last month. Governor Mike Huckabee is going early next year.
Governor Pence was also invited to have a Christmas dinner in Ramallah with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Governor Pence didn't accept.
You may recall that Barack Obama repeatedly promised to talk to our enemies without any preconditions -- as if all of our foreign policy disputes were mere misunderstandings. What does he have to show for all his talk and outreach?
Has Cuba changed for the better? Has the famous "reset" with Russia produced anything beneficial? After repeated letters and renewed engagement, is Iran less of a threat to Israel or our national interests?
Many politicians would be tempted to use the photo-op with Abbas to show how evenhanded and broadminded they are. But Governor Pence correctly refused to meet with a man who incites terrorism and refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. Good for him.
I have no idea what Governor Pence's future plans are. But I pray come January 2017 we once again have a president in the White House who possesses such moral clarity.
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Gary Bauer is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families
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