Obama Accuses Bush Of “False Political Attack”

I don’t know what’s false about it:

In a speech to Israel’s Knesset, Bush said that “some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along … We have an obligation to call this what it is – the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.”

And the problem is….?

Responding with a statement, the Obama campaign seized on Bush’s remarks even as it was unclear to whom Bush was referring.

(Well, actually it was pretty clear….to me anyway).

“It is sad that President Bush would use a speech to the Knesset on the 6Oth anniversary of Israel’s independence to launch a false political attack,” Obama said in the statement. “George Bush knows that I have never supported engagement with terrorists, and the president’s extraordinary politicization of foreign policy and the politics of fear do nothing to secure the American people or our stalwart ally Israel.”

Okay, maybe Obama hasn’t gone so far as to say that he favored engagement with terrorists, (although a former campaign adviser certainly has), he has strongly advocated talks with our nations enemies without preconditions; enemies such as Raúl Castro, Chavez, Assad, and the Holocaust denier, Ahmadinejad, (who recently said that Israel is “dying” and that the celebrations are a failed attempt to prevent its “annihilation”). What do you say to such a person other than a reiteration of what Mrs. Clinton said? And do you need to travel all the way to Iran to say it?

But shame on President Bush. It appears he is in violation of rule #2 of Obama’s Rules:

…his toughness on the war on terror can’t be questioned (“attempts to play on our fears”).

More at Hot Air, and Michelle Malkin, (who thinks Obama doth protest too much).

Also see Ace of Spades HQ for awesome Slublog photoshop.

UPDATE:

Joe Biden has decided to weigh in on this bru-ha-ha.

Via the Politico:

“This is bullshit, this is malarkey. This is outrageous, for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country, to sit in the Knesset … and make this kind of ridiculous statement.”

Yeah, hey - stay classy there, Senator.

Anyone but me notice that Democrats become outraged only when an American (in this rare case, the President) criticizes (by implication) a fellow Democrat while on foreign soil, but not when fellow Americans criticize their whole country, or the armed services while on foreign soil?

UPDATE II:

Oh good lord. Did some kind of moonbat-call go out to all the Dems. Now, here’s Hillary acting all offended:

“On the face of it and especially in light of his failures in foreign policy, this is the kind of statement that has no place in any presidential address and certainly to use an important moment like the 60th anniversary celebration of Israel to make a political point seems terribly misplaced,” said the New York Senator during an impromptu gaggle with reporters. “Unfortunately this is what we’ve come to expect from President Bush who has refused to change course in Iraq, neglected Afghanistan and failed to provide leadership on the range of important issues that face our country and the world.”

Jeez, you’d think Bush had said something wrong. Let’s review what he said:

“some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along … We have an obligation to call this what it is – the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.”

Nope, he’s right on the mark there, (which happens rarely, these days).

I think he must have hit a nerve.

UPDATE III:

Well, here’s somebody who liked Bush’s speech:

“If only Israel’s leaders would speak as Bush did”.