Why didn't the Obama administration veto the recent UN resolution on Israel

[whirlingmerc]

A resolution that includes this like saying Jews living in the Jewish quarter are there illegally ?????
A truly strange move right before Hanakah.


This is a bizarre closing move by Obama as he is on the way out. Even Debbie Wassermann Shultz is condemning Obama and Kerry's strange move.

Any theories why the Obama administration would do this. It seems sad

 

[whirlingmerc]

Clearly Israel is feeling abandoned.


see also
UN Security Council Passes Anti-Israel Resolution, U.S. Abstains

 

[Nietzsche]

Clearly Israel is feeling abandoned.


see also
UN Security Council Passes Anti-Israel Resolution, U.S. Abstains

Oh boo-hoo. The US-Israeli relationship has been woefully one-sided. We have had to deal with the consequences of Israel's unilateral actions in the region for decades, one-third of our foreign aid budget goes to them, and yet we continue to have to clean up their messes. It's about time we started making them reap the consequences of their actions.

 

[whirlingmerc]

So Mr Nietzsche... you are agreeing with Obama's undiplomatic move?

 

[Brickjectivity]

I do not represent the Obama administration. I suspect this is a strategic reaction against the Israeli prime minister's choice to enter USA politics. The President is defined as the chief ambassador. The prime minister of Israel ignored our chief ambassador in addressing Congress without consulting with him. This was a gamble that the prime minister of Israel made equivalent to a diplomatic slight of hand. The president had two choices of whether to react or overlook this slight. He decided to react. This whole thing would not have been possible 150 years ago. You might say that technology has caused our political system to have a little hiccup.

 

[pearl]

The long hoped for result was for Israel to halt building these settlements. It is the position the United States has taken, along with a two state agreement. They are increasing these settlements on land they have no right to.

 

[Nietzsche]

So Mr Nietzsche... you are agreeing with Obama's undiplomatic move?

Brick has explained why I support this;

I do not represent the Obama administration. I suspect this is a strategic reaction against the Israeli prime minister's choice to enter USA politics. The President is defined as the chief ambassador. The prime minister of Israel ignored our chief ambassador in addressing Congress without consulting with him. This was a gamble that the prime minister of Israel made equivalent to a diplomatic slight of hand. The president had two choices of whether to react or overlook this slight. He decided to react. This whole thing would not have been possible 150 years ago. You might say that technology has caused our political system to have a little hiccup.

 

[Kemosloby]

What matters is Obama is gone.

 

[tytlyf]

Cut Israel off, stop them taking land that's not theirs. Republicans love Israel for some reason, even though jews always vote democratic. There's just something going on there.

 

[tytlyf]

What matters is Obama is gone.

Yep, and the recovery is possibly over. Obama doesn't have a choice that he's gone, the presidency is 1 or 2 terms.

I'm curious about your comment, I'd like to hear what you hate about Obama the most?

 

[Kemosloby]

Yep, and the recovery is possibly over. Obama doesn't have a choice that he's gone, the presidency is 1 or 2 terms.

I'm curious about your comment, I'd like to hear what you hate about Obama the most?

Obama, most diligent servant to those who murdered thousands of Americans on 9/11 as a pretext for invading the middle east, which Obama fully continued.

 

[tytlyf]

Obama, most diligent servant to those who murdered thousands of Americans on 9/11 as a pretext for invading the middle east, which Obama fully continued.

?

Got a source? That's bizarre you believe that. More proof propaganda stole the election.

 

[columbus]

What matters is Obama is gone.

And Assad's and Iran's buddy Putin got to help pick his replacement. This doesn't bode well for the hardcore Zionists. They might be wishing that they had done things differently soon.
Tom

 

[Revoltingest]

Even Debbie Wassermann Shultz is condemning......

Hmmmm.....then I'm naturally inclined to support it.
Anyway, I support Obama's move.
It's the right thing to do.

 

[Kemosloby]

?

Got a source? That's bizarre you believe that. More proof propaganda stole the election.

It's plain to see.

 

[tytlyf]

It's plain to see.

I bet you watch RW media and think ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, CNN, etc are all democratic party servants...

But I'll play...give me an example. Got a source showing how it's obvious to anyone that Obama helped the saudi's and their 9/11 mischief?

 

[Kemosloby]

And Assad's and Iran's buddy Putin got to help pick his replacement. This doesn't bode well for the hardcore Zionists. They might be wishing that they had done things differently soon.
Tom

I don't see those guys having that sort of reach, but if you said the Vatican or mysterious forces controlling the federal reserve bank picked Trump, I would suspect you might be right.

 

[Kemosloby]

I bet you watch RW media and think ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, CNN, etc are all democratic party servants...

News is made for people to believe. When the democratic party believes those news sources it serves their agenda.

 

[Kemosloby]

I bet you watch RW media and think ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, CNN, etc are all democratic party servants...

But I'll play...give me an example. Got a source showing how it's obvious to anyone that Obama helped the saudi's and their 9/11 mischief?

Saudis? No, I don't believe it was the Saudis.

 

[Quetzal]

Clearly Israel is feeling abandoned.

Nonsense. A large portion of our budget goes towards supporting them.