Congress, White House Clash Over Israeli PM Invite

[Webster]

...about damn time Congress told the Wanker-in-Chief where to go in regards to Israel...

President Obama warned Congress Tuesday night that he would veto any new sanctions legislation on Iran, saying it would derail U.S. negotiations in the Middle East. But John Boehner isn't ready to sit out the battle over Iran's nuclear program.

"[Obama's] exact message to us was: 'Hold your fire.' He expects us to stand idly by and do nothing while he cuts a bad deal with Iran. Two words: 'Hell no!'" the House speaker said during his weekly press briefing on Wednesday. "We're going to do no such thing."

Instead, Boehner has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress next month. He didn't consult with the White House before extending the invitation, and administration officials are not happy. Press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday afternoon that Boehner's invitation is a breach of normal diplomatic protocol. Typically, a nation's leader would contact the White House before planning a visit to the United States, he said. The White House heard about the invite from Boehner's office, not from the Israelis.

According to pool reports, Earnest called the invite "interesting," and when asked if the White House was annoyed because Boehner did not reach out first, he said, "No." Earnest said the White House is reserving judgment about the invite until U.S. officials talk to their Israeli counterparts. Boehner's office confirmed that Netanyahu has accepted, and will give a speech to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 11. The date is significant: It's the 36th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.

The Boehner decision may be unprecedented, especially if the bigger breach of protocol is not that the White House didn't know, but that the White House wasn't involved in the invitation. However, this isn't the first time a House speaker has reached out to a world leader despite a White House request to stay back. In April 2007, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Syria to meet with President Bashar al-Assad despite the Bush administration's objections. Pelosi wanted to start a dialogue with Syria, as diplomatic relations had broken down in the 1990s; President George W. Bush rejected such negotiation, saying, "Sending delegations doesn't work."

The speaker said in a statement Wednesday that he invited Netanyahu "to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life."

A yearlong effort led by Secretary of State John Kerry to reach a deal with Iran to dismantle parts of its nuclear program failed in November, forcing the U.S. and its allies to declare a seven-month extension on negotiations. Republicans say these kinds of concessions—and any future ones—are putting U.S. security at risk, according to a House leadership aide.

Kerry said Wednesday afternoon that Netanyahu is "welcome" to speak in the U.S. any time, but learning of the prime minister's next visit from Boehner's office was "unusual," reports CBS News' Margaret Brennan.

Boehner's invite adds fuel to a potential showdown between Congress and the White House over Iran, one that could lead to the first successful veto override of Obama's tenure as president. Twelve Democrats in the Senate have previously cosponsored legislation to impose sanctions on Iran. If they continue to call for sanctions alongside their Republican colleagues, the Senate may have the two-thirds majority necessary to override an Obama veto. (National Journal)

 

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The speaker said in a statement Wednesday that he invited Netanyahu "to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life."

fear mongering much?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

 

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Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

america faces more evil in america than evil abroad... facts...

and those americans aren't muslims either... <----- really hard...

and israel did it's fair share of evil towards the poor palestinians...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

america faces more evil in america than evil abroad... facts...

We have our own serious troubles on many fronts from government to the bad individual that wants what you have and that is why I carry a 45. But no we do not face more evil here in America then what is abroad. Not even close.

and those americans aren't muslims either... <----- really hard...

and israel did it's fair share of evil towards the poor palestinians...

Yes in the name of self preservation from a people who want no part of peace.

 

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Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

america faces more evil in america than evil abroad... facts...

We have our own serious troubles on many fronts from government to the bad individual that wants what you have and that is why I carry a 45. But no we do not face more evil here in America then what is abroad. Not even close.
not everyone that kills or do wrong is doing so to want something but yes, a lot of wrong-doing from the government and americans against americans... more americans are killing each other than muslims killing americans... facts...

and those americans aren't muslims either... <----- really hard...

and israel did it's fair share of evil towards the poor palestinians...

Yes in the name of self preservation from a people who want no part of peace.
yeah right, the zionists generals were the aggressors and they stole lands of the natives there and oppressed them, which is an act of war let alone them killing so many innocent women and children, even americans are getting beaten and thrown in jail in israel... israel is not a peaceful place or country... your media is lying to you, obviously... facts...

 

[Webster]

The speaker said in a statement Wednesday that he invited Netanyahu "to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life."

fear mongering much?

Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

People said pretty much the same thing about Winston Churchill in the years before WW2....and he was proven right in the end.

 

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The speaker said in a statement Wednesday that he invited Netanyahu "to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life."

fear mongering much?

Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

People said pretty much the same thing about Winston Churchill in the years before WW2....and he was proven right in the end.

winston churchill thought "radical islam" and iran was a "grave threat" to america's security and way of life?

 

[Webster]

The speaker said in a statement Wednesday that he invited Netanyahu "to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life."

fear mongering much?

Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

People said pretty much the same thing about Winston Churchill in the years before WW2....and he was proven right in the end.

winston churchill thought "radical islam" and iran was a "grave threat" to america's security and way of life?

No, no, no....the reference was to the fact that, just as people should listen to Netanyahu about the threats in front of us today, Chruchill back in his day seemed to be the only one who was worried about the threats facing Europe back in the 1930's...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

The speaker said in a statement Wednesday that he invited Netanyahu "to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life."

fear mongering much?

Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

People said pretty much the same thing about Winston Churchill in the years before WW2....and he was proven right in the end.

winston churchill thought "radical islam" and iran was a "grave threat" to america's security and way of life?

Actually yes! He did think Islam would be a threat in the future. Not hard to see when a entire region treats women like cattle.
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Can't wait to here him speak. One of the few who say the truth on the evil we face.

america faces more evil in america than evil abroad... facts...

We have our own serious troubles on many fronts from government to the bad individual that wants what you have and that is why I carry a 45. But no we do not face more evil here in America then what is abroad. Not even close.
not everyone that kills or do wrong is doing so to want something but yes, a lot of wrong-doing from the government and americans against americans... more americans are killing each other than muslims killing americans... facts...

and those americans aren't muslims either... <----- really hard...

and israel did it's fair share of evil towards the poor palestinians...

Yes in the name of self preservation from a people who want no part of peace.
yeah right, the zionists generals were the aggressors and they stole lands of the natives there and oppressed them, which is an act of war let alone them killing so many innocent women and children, even americans are getting beaten and thrown in jail in israel... israel is not a peaceful place or country... your media is lying to you, obviously... facts...

No the Israel military were the finishers of a aggressive middle east who thought it would be a walk in the park. And history says they had claimed to that land just as much as any of the other people in that region. They just made something into when no one else Did. Plus with that thinking there would not be a country on this planet that did not take another person's country or land since warfare began.