La campagne des primaires républicaines est rafraîchissante lorsque les candidats abordent les affaires internationales. Au petit jeu de la candeur, Herman Cain a pris une avance définitive en étant tout d'abord incapable de formuler la moindre réflexion sur la Libye, puis en assurant quelques jours plus tard qu'Al-Qaida et les talibans avaient pris le pouvoir à Tripoli.
A propos de la question israélo-palestinienne, Herman Cain vogue vers l'Orient compliqué avec des idées simples, une seule en fait, l'alignement sur Israël qui va jusqu'à le faire parler dans un entretien au quotidien Israel Hayom de "soi-disant peuple palestinien".:
What is your position on the Obama administration's Middle East policy?
I believe that his lack of a firm stand regarding Israel has emboldened Israel’s enemies, and America's enemies. When I was in Israel in August, I met with the deputy prime minister and he said that this was one of the biggest concerns that they had. Because he threw Israel under the bus with the statement about the 1967 borders. He just threw them under the bus. He threw Prime Minister Netanyahu under the bus prior to his visit to America. In a Cain administration there would be no question in the minds of the world and the American people that we would stand with Israel. No question. It wasn’t the president's right to suggest that they change those borders and I didn’t agree with that. For example, I think that the so-called Palestinian people have this urge for unilateral recognition because they see this president as weak. I haven’t seen all the facts but I think this whole assassination attempt [alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington] was another example of seeing this president as weak, in that regard. So, weakness invites attack and I think that he has projected a sense of weakness.
Would you transfer your embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem?
I would.
En 2008, l'héritage de George Bush n'avait pas empêché l'électorat juif américain de se porter sur le candidat démocrate, pourtant considéré comme pro-palestinien, Barack Obama. Mais dans ces primaires, la carte israélienne vaut aussi et peut-être surtout pour d'autres électorats à commencer par les fondamentalistes chrétiens.
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A propos de la question israélo-palestinienne, Herman Cain vogue vers l'Orient compliqué avec des idées simples, une seule en fait, l'alignement sur Israël qui va jusqu'à le faire parler dans un entretien au quotidien Israel Hayom de "soi-disant peuple palestinien".:
What is your position on the Obama administration's Middle East policy?
I believe that his lack of a firm stand regarding Israel has emboldened Israel’s enemies, and America's enemies. When I was in Israel in August, I met with the deputy prime minister and he said that this was one of the biggest concerns that they had. Because he threw Israel under the bus with the statement about the 1967 borders. He just threw them under the bus. He threw Prime Minister Netanyahu under the bus prior to his visit to America. In a Cain administration there would be no question in the minds of the world and the American people that we would stand with Israel. No question. It wasn’t the president's right to suggest that they change those borders and I didn’t agree with that. For example, I think that the so-called Palestinian people have this urge for unilateral recognition because they see this president as weak. I haven’t seen all the facts but I think this whole assassination attempt [alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington] was another example of seeing this president as weak, in that regard. So, weakness invites attack and I think that he has projected a sense of weakness.
Would you transfer your embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem?
I would.
En 2008, l'héritage de George Bush n'avait pas empêché l'électorat juif américain de se porter sur le candidat démocrate, pourtant considéré comme pro-palestinien, Barack Obama. Mais dans ces primaires, la carte israélienne vaut aussi et peut-être surtout pour d'autres électorats à commencer par les fondamentalistes chrétiens.
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