Romney och Bachmann kritiserar Obamas baktal av Netanyahu

De republikanska presidentkandidaterna Mitt Romney och Michele Bachmann har båda släppt meddelanden där de fördömer president Obamas nedsättande uttalande om Israels premiärminister Benjamin Netanyahu i ett samtal med Frankrikes president Nicholas Sarkozy som de båda trodde skedde i det privata, medan en mikrofon i själva verket snappade upp konversationen som gick som följande:

"I cannot bear Netanyahu; he's a liar," Sarkozy said.

"You're fed up with him, but I have to deal with him even more often than you," Obama replied, according to the French interpreter.

Romney släppte följande meddelande som respons på Obamas ord:

“President Obama’s derisive remarks about Israel’s Prime Minister confirm what any observer would have gleaned from his public statements and actions toward our longstanding ally, Israel,” Romney said in a statement. “At a moment when the Jewish state is isolated and under threat, we cannot have an American president who is disdainful of our special relationship with Israel. We have here yet another reason why we need new leadership in the White House.”

Och Bachmann följande:

"I call on President Obama to immediately apologize to Prime Minister Netanyahu and I also believe that the president should demonstrate leadership and demand that the French President Sarkozy do the same,"

I en intervju med Newsmax sa Representanthusets republikanske ordförande John Boehner också följande om saken:

“And I just think we’ve gone way over the line. Israel is our ally,” Boehner said. “They’ve been our friends for 60 years. When you look at that part of the world, it’s the one ally year in and year out, day in and day out and frankly, I think they should be treated better.”

Det ska bli intressant att se om ämnet kommer upp också på kvällens debatt. Om så blir fallet lär förmodligen fler kandidater fördöma Obama.

Källor: Hot Air, The Hill

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